Writers Grotto

Analysis

Writers Grotto is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2021, 5 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, Writers Grotto reported income of $196k and spending of $245k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $319k to $196k (-38%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Writers Grotto sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eleven Pictures Ltd ($196k), Starkville Area Arts Council Inc ($196k) and Heals Center for the Arts ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.6% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $5,993.