Echo Park Film Center

Analysis

Echo Park Film Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 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, Echo Park Film Center reported income of $79k and spending of $125k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $199k to $79k (-60%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Echo Park Film Center sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dancing Angels Inc ($79k), Upshur Youth Livestock Association ($79k) and Art Educators of New Jersey ($79k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (37% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $252k against liabilities of $1,613, net assets of $250k. It reported 2 employees.