The 74 Media Inc

Analysis

The 74 Media Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, The 74 Media Inc reported income of $7.7m and spending of $3.9m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $7.7m (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 74 Media Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women in Film ($7.7m), Glimmerglass Opera Theatre Inc ($7.7m) and Connecticut Association for the Performing Arts ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $599k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 21 employees.