Institute for Cultural Evolution

Analysis

Institute for Cultural Evolution is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, 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, Institute for Cultural Evolution reported income of $288k and spending of $351k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $202k to $288k (+42%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Institute for Cultural Evolution sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manship Artist Residence and Studios Inc ($288k), Faulkner Morgan Archive ($288k) and Flying V Ltd ($288k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (49% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $329, net assets of $54k. It reported 3 employees.