Letterform Archive

Analysis

Letterform Archive is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Letterform Archive reported income of $5.2m and spending of $3.8m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $5.2m (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Letterform Archive sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkeley Lab Foundation ($5.2m), Alexandria Country Day School ($5.2m) and Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 37 employees.