The Living Earth Show
Analysis
The Living Earth Show is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 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, The Living Earth Show reported income of $189k and spending of $224k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $306k to $189k (-38%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Living Earth Show 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 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Temple Theater for the Performing Arts Inc ($189k), Polk Arts Alliance Inc ($189k) and Under the Volcano International Inc ($188k).
On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 34% of the total. At year end it held assets of $107k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $107k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 66%
- Program services 34%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Temple Theater for the Performing Arts Inc | Meridian | $189k |
| Polk Arts Alliance Inc | Lakeland | $189k |
| Under the Volcano International Inc | New York | $188k |
| Lilac Preservation Project | Staten Island | $189k |