Milkweed Editions Inc

Analysis

Milkweed Editions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Milkweed Editions Inc reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $4.6m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Milkweed Editions Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Mountain Fair Inc ($4.6m), The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc ($4.6m) and Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $344k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $836k. It paid $43k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 18 employees.