Memphis Equity Through Arts Meta Incorporated

Analysis

Memphis Equity Through Arts Meta Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Memphis Equity Through Arts Meta Incorporated reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.7m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $2.5m (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Memphis Equity Through Arts Meta Incorporated sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashwabay Alliance Inc ($2.5m), Friends of the New York Transit Museum ($2.5m) and Purple Rose Theatre Company ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $708k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 10 employees.