Motorcyclepedia

Analysis

Motorcyclepedia is a registered charity in United States, based in Newburgh, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 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, Motorcyclepedia reported income of $637k and spending of $625k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $320k to $637k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Motorcyclepedia sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jackson Hole Childrens Museum ($637k), The Center for Contemporary Art ($637k) and Kauai Writers Inc ($637k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,065 (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 5 employees.