The Collaborative

Analysis

The Collaborative is a registered charity in United States, based in Warren, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Collaborative reported income of $106k and spending of $150k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $92k to $106k (+16%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Collaborative sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maritime Heritage Alliance ($106k), Perfecting Gifts Incorporated ($106k) and Alta Club Building Foundation Inc ($106k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $19k.