Humanities Amped

Analysis

Humanities Amped is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2018, 8 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 June 2023, Humanities Amped reported income of $217k and spending of $264k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $249k to $217k (-13%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Humanities Amped sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include German-American Cultural Society ($216k), Deen Arts Foundation ($217k) and The Other Side of the Hill Productions Inc ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $53k against liabilities of $4,092, net assets of $49k. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.