Southeast Ohio Independent News

Analysis

Southeast Ohio Independent News is a registered charity in United States, based in Athens, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2023, 3 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southeast Ohio Independent News reported income of $156k and spending of $127k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $156k (+219%), an average of +220% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southeast Ohio Independent News sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Douglas County Historical Society Inc ($156k), Nevada Day Inc ($156k) and Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society ($156k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $47k against liabilities of $5,284, net assets of $42k.