Pop-Up Project

Analysis

Pop-Up Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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, Pop-Up Project reported income of $558k and spending of $470k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $226k to $558k (+147%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 62%. 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, Pop-Up Project sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Branch Historic House and Farm ($558k), Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Inc ($558k) and Baton Rouge Gallery Inc ($558k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $33k. At year end it held assets of $157k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $157k. It reported 4 employees.