Global Livingston Institute

Analysis

Global Livingston Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 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, Global Livingston Institute reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.3m (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Global Livingston Institute sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Cecilia Music Society ($1.3m), Hawaiian Mission Childrens Society ($1.3m) and Illinois Symphony Orchestra Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 7 employees.