The Good Listening Project

Analysis

The Good Listening Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 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, The Good Listening Project reported income of $116k and spending of $107k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $233k to $116k (-50%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Good Listening Project sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisiana State Cotton Museum Foundation Inc ($116k), Khmu National Federation Inc ($116k) and Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown Inc ($116k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 39% of the total. It paid $886 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $50k against liabilities of $193, net assets of $49k.