John Brown Lives Inc

Analysis

John Brown Lives Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Westport, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, John Brown Lives Inc reported income of $186k and spending of $182k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $166k to $186k (+12%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, John Brown Lives Inc sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 50th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradford County Historical Society ($185k), Autumn House Press ($186k) and Childrens Ballet Inc ($185k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $49k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $49k.