Community Media Center of Marin

Analysis

Community Media Center of Marin is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2010, 16 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 June 2024, Community Media Center of Marin reported income of $1.1m and spending of $890k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $928k to $1.1m (+20%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Community Media Center of Marin sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Public Radio International Inc ($1.1m), Ripple Productions ($1.1m) and G & a Outsourcing Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $283k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $248k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 15 employees.