Geeks Without Frontiers

Analysis

Geeks Without Frontiers is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Geeks Without Frontiers reported income of $1.3m and spending of $2.1m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $661k to $1.3m (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Geeks Without Frontiers 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 86th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum Kampa- the Jan and Meda Mladek Foundation ($1.3m), Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Inc ($1.3m) and Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $682k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $213k. At year end it held assets of $980k against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of -$178k. It reported 5 employees.