Soulsville

Analysis

Soulsville is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 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 June 2023, Soulsville reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.2m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Soulsville sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Software Freedom Conservancy Inc ($4.2m), Childrens Museum of Memphis ($4.2m) and Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $348k, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 64 employees.

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.