We Happy Few

Analysis

We Happy Few is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, We Happy Few reported income of $163k and spending of $135k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $163k (+139%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, We Happy Few sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainier Youth Choirs ($163k), North American Society for Sport History Inc ($163k) and Lyric Opera of Orange County ($163k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $1,830, net assets of $42k.