Fair Observer

Analysis

Fair Observer is a registered charity in United States, based in Mountain View, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Fair Observer reported income of $104k and spending of $178k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $195k to $104k (-47%), an average of -47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fair Observer sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guernica Inc ($104k), Instruments of Change Inc ($104k) and Armed Forces Heritage House ($104k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $151k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $151k.