Cicero Research

Analysis

Cicero Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. 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 (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, Cicero Research reported income of $6.1m and spending of $3.6m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $13.0m to $6.1m (-53%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cicero Research sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeastern Pennsylvania Educational Television Association ($6.1m), Oklahoma Philharmonic Society Inc ($6.1m) and Ballet Tech Foundation Inc ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $18.5m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $18.5m.