Visible Figures

Analysis

Visible Figures is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Visible Figures reported income of $51k and spending of $62k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $61k to $51k (-17%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Visible Figures sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 19th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Committee for the Absorption of Soviet Emigrees ($51k), Weigh of Life ($51k) and Independence 1st Owner Corp ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1 against liabilities of $11k, net assets of -$11k.