Keplers Literary Foundation

Analysis

Keplers Literary Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Menlo Park, CA. 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 June 2023, Keplers Literary Foundation reported income of $303k and spending of $217k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $628k to $303k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 47%. 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, Keplers Literary Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainbow Productions ($303k), The Sandy Hook Foundation Inc ($303k) and Rensselaer County Historical Society Inc ($303k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (9.9% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $521k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $481k. It reported 7 employees.