Pinball Edu

Analysis

Pinball Edu is a registered charity in United States, based in Frederick, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pinball Edu reported income of $811k and spending of $596k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $161k to $811k (+403%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pinball Edu sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Pullman Foundation Inc ($811k), Moorestown Theater Company Inc ($811k) and Berkeley Film Foundation ($811k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $174k. At year end it held assets of $384k against liabilities of $204k, net assets of $180k. It reported 12 employees.