Radio Free Palmer

Analysis

Radio Free Palmer is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmer, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 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, Radio Free Palmer reported income of $91k and spending of $77k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $91k (+34%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Radio Free Palmer sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Photo Americas ($91k), Holiday World Music Festival ($91k) and Camerata San Antonio ($91k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $137k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $116k.