Web du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy Inc

Analysis

Web du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Great Barrington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 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, Web du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $210k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $373k to $1.5m (+290%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 252%. Over the whole period it spent 24% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Web du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salt Lake Acting Company ($1.5m), Science Olympiad ($1.5m) and Opus Dance Theatre and Community Services Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $37k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $2.4m.