Inquirefirst

Analysis

Inquirefirst is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (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, Inquirefirst reported income of $577k and spending of $277k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $210k to $577k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 320%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Inquirefirst sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eudora Welty Foundation Inc ($577k), Cedarburg Cultural Center Inc ($577k) and Backstage Theatre Inc ($576k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $316k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $297k. It reported 2 employees.