Kerala Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington

Analysis

Kerala Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Glen Burnie, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Kerala Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington reported income of $140k and spending of $120k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $47k to $140k (+196%), an average of +196% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kerala Cultural Society of Metropolitan Washington sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Working Title Playwrights Inc ($140k), Collective Arts Inc ($140k) and Heritage Lands Collective ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% of the total. At year end it held assets of $53k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $53k.