Misa Foundation

Analysis

Misa Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in McLean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Misa Foundation reported income of $88k and spending of $146k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $25k to $88k (+248%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1117%. Over the whole period it spent 300% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Misa Foundation sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences ($88k), Rayne Boosters Club Inc ($88k) and College of Exploration ($88k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $532k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $532k.

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.