Tallgrass Educational Films

Analysis

Tallgrass Educational Films is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Tallgrass Educational Films reported income of $111k and spending of $83k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $236k to $111k (-53%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 149%. 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, Tallgrass Educational Films sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bluff City Theater ($111k), Black in Neuro Inc ($111k) and Williams Boltwood House Trust Inc ($111k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $42k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $17k.