Informing America Inc

Analysis

Informing America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Informing America Inc reported income of $6.1m and spending of $6.9m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $7.8m to $6.1m (-21%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Informing America Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venture House Inc ($6.1m), Catholic Migration Services Inc ($6.1m) and New Hampshire Legal Assistance ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $219k against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $171k.