Empty Space Productions

Analysis

Empty Space Productions is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Empty Space Productions reported income of $105k and spending of $169k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $115k to $105k (-8.6%), an average of -8.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Empty Space Productions sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Musical Observations Inc ($105k), Lions Lincoln Theatre Inc ($105k) and Chesapeake Film Festival ($105k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $28k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $28k.