Ripple Productions

Analysis

Ripple Productions is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 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 2022, Ripple Productions reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.4m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $981k to $1.1m (+14%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ripple Productions sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Media Center of Marin ($1.1m), Mark Twain Home Foundation ($1.1m) and Public Radio International Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $442k. It paid $250 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $743k against liabilities of $514k, net assets of $229k. It reported 50 employees.