Compass Science Communication Inc

Analysis

Compass Science Communication Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukie, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Compass Science Communication Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.7m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $942k to $1.3m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Compass Science Communication Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Docs Friends Inc ($1.3m), Arts Corps ($1.3m) and Four Mounds Foundation ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $298k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $829k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 15 employees.