Outlier Media

Analysis

Outlier Media is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2022, 4 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, Outlier Media reported income of $3.1m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $750k to $3.1m (+312%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 292%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Outlier Media sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Museum of the Mov Inc ($3.1m), Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Inc ($3.1m) and Iqa Foundation ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $220k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $844k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $130k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 16 employees.