Houston Tamil Studies Chair Inc

Analysis

Houston Tamil Studies Chair Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 December 2023, Houston Tamil Studies Chair Inc reported income of $57k and spending of $496k, spending 867% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $239k to $57k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Houston Tamil Studies Chair Inc sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jamaica Plain Arts Council Inc ($57k), Main-Begg Farmhouse ($57k) and Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $15k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $15k.