Positive Productions Inc

Analysis

Positive Productions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a suspense under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Positive Productions Inc reported income of $58k and spending of $95k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $32k to $58k (+82%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Positive Productions Inc sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 12th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA Oregon Congress ($58k), Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation Inc ($58k) and Cape Coral Art League Inc ($58k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2,148. At year end it held assets of $12k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of -$15k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.