Start Soco

Analysis

Start Soco is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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, Start Soco reported income of $110k and spending of $119k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $240k to $110k (-54%), an average of -54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 54%. 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, Start Soco sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carnegie Museum of Kings County ($110k), Silver Reef Foundation Inc ($110k) and Carpatho Rusyn Society ($110k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $68k.