Investigative Studios Inc

Analysis

Investigative Studios Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Investigative Studios Inc reported income of $214k and spending of $271k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $214k (-84%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Investigative Studios Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yallwest ($214k), Mequon-Thiensville Education Foundation Inc ($214k) and Sephardic Foundation for Torah Studies Inc ($214k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $1,725, net assets of $42k.

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.