Tan Public Channel

Analysis

Tan Public Channel is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 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, Tan Public Channel reported income of $82k and spending of $86k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $132k to $82k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Tan Public Channel sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include WRGG Good Campanion Radio ($82k), Kanabec County Historical Society ($82k) and Lou Holtz-Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame Foundation Inc ($82k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of -$5,371.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.