Department of Public Transformation

Analysis

Department of Public Transformation is a registered charity in United States, based in Granite Falls, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Department of Public Transformation reported income of $584k and spending of $767k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $370k to $584k (+58%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Department of Public Transformation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas City Automotive Museum Inc ($584k), Community Images Inc ($584k) and Marquette County Historical Society Inc ($584k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $139k. It paid $700 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $946k. It reported 7 employees.