Patasphere

Analysis

Patasphere is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2017, 9 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, Patasphere reported income of $53k and spending of $51k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $23k to $53k (+130%), an average of +130% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 130%. 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, Patasphere sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Orange Depot ($53k), Museum of Pell City ($53k) and The Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith Family Foundation ($53k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $90, net assets of $14k.