Foundation for Responsible Television

Analysis

Foundation for Responsible Television is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 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 February 2023, Foundation for Responsible Television reported income of $192k and spending of $224k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $192k (-91%), an average of -90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Foundation for Responsible Television sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maiden Alley Cinema ($192k), Kolodzei Art Foundation Inc ($193k) and Uptown Theater for Creative Arts Inc ($192k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1,000, net assets of $1.8m.