Outside the Frame

Analysis

Outside the Frame is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Outside the Frame reported income of $1.3m and spending of $839k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $421k to $1.3m (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 203%. 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, Outside the Frame sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes Inc ($1.3m), Independent Media Artists of Ga Etc Inc ($1.3m) and Historic Houston ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $269k. At year end it held assets of $783k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $756k. It reported 12 employees.