Desert Soul Media

Analysis

Desert Soul Media is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Desert Soul Media reported income of $51k and spending of $44k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $78k to $51k (-35%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Desert Soul Media sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 18th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Barbara Art Association ($51k), Michigan League of Handweavers ($51k) and Argento New Music Project Inc ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.5% and program service revenue 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $169k against liabilities of $94k, net assets of $75k.