Silence the Shame Inc

Analysis

Silence the Shame Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Silence the Shame Inc reported income of $980k and spending of $1.1m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $240k to $980k (+308%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Silence the Shame Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creative Cauldron Inc ($980k), Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Inc ($980k) and Puget Sound Sage ($980k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $281k. At year end it held assets of $426k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $426k. It reported 14 employees.