Muckrock Foundation Incorporated

Analysis

Muckrock Foundation Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Muckrock Foundation Incorporated reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $675k to $3.8m (+460%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Muckrock Foundation Incorporated sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevention Michigan ($3.8m), Maine Justice Foundation ($3.8m) and Children at Risk Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $370k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 28 employees.