Do It for the Love

Analysis

Do It for the Love is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Do It for the Love reported income of $591k and spending of $981k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $692k to $591k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Do It for the Love sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County Inc ($591k), Friends of the Berryville Library Inc ($591k) and Missoula Community Access Television Inc ($590k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 113% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $308k. At year end it held assets of $624k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $555k. It reported 4 employees.