Diatribe Inc

Analysis

Diatribe Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 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, Diatribe Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $161k to $1.3m (+732%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 855%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Diatribe Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation ($1.3m), Shreveport Symphony Inc ($1.3m) and Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $297k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $557k. At year end it held assets of $652k against liabilities of $187k, net assets of $465k. It reported 6 employees.