Citizen Science Lab

Analysis

Citizen Science Lab is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 August 2023, Citizen Science Lab reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.2m (-1.0%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Citizen Science Lab sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cartmell Foundation Inc ($1.2m), Livelihood NW ($1.2m) and Family Promise of Greater Denver Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $359k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $251k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 23 employees.