Family Online Safety Institute - US

Analysis

Family Online Safety Institute - US is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Family Online Safety Institute - US reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.2m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. 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, Family Online Safety Institute - US sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Musical Theater Heritage Inc ($2.2m), Antique Boat Museum ($2.2m) and Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $583k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $483k. At year end it held assets of $959k against liabilities of $419k, net assets of $540k. It reported 7 employees.