Rock Paper Scissors Collective

Analysis

Rock Paper Scissors Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Rock Paper Scissors Collective reported income of $54k and spending of $89k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $83k to $54k (-35%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Rock Paper Scissors Collective sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McHenry County Santa Run for Kids ($54k), Nami Black Hawk County ($54k) and Heart of America Tax Institute ($54k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 53% of the total. At year end it held assets of $117k against liabilities of $2,020, net assets of $115k.