Speak About It

Analysis

Speak About It is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2013, 13 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 June 2023, Speak About It reported income of $397k and spending of $430k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $388k to $397k (+2.4%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Speak About It sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center ($397k), Inlet Dance Theatre ($397k) and Tempesta Di Mare Inc ($397k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $259k. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of -$49k. It reported 20 employees.