Berkshire Pulse Inc

Analysis

Berkshire Pulse Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Housatonic, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2005, 21 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, Berkshire Pulse Inc reported income of $864k and spending of $816k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $413k to $864k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Berkshire Pulse Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stories Matter Foundation ($864k), Johnstown Area Heritage Association ($864k) and Makah Cultural and Reseach Center ($864k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $419k. At year end it held assets of $557k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $514k. It reported 25 employees.