Sembramedia

Analysis

Sembramedia is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 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, Sembramedia reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $409k to $1.3m (+224%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sembramedia 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 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cantus ($1.3m), Athens Area Council for the Arts ($1.3m) and Oregon Repertory Singers ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (9.6% of expenses). It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $928k against liabilities of $5,777, net assets of $922k.