B F Skinner Foundation

Analysis

B F Skinner Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. 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, B F Skinner Foundation reported income of $89k and spending of $175k, spending 195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $196k to $89k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, B F Skinner Foundation sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Civic Improvement Association ($89k), Naples Concert Band Inc ($89k) and Arizona Recital Choir-Arizona Repertory Singers ($89k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $75k. At year end it held assets of $338k against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $304k. It reported 2 employees.