Moonshots for Unicorns

Analysis

Moonshots for Unicorns is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Moonshots for Unicorns reported income of $144k and spending of $70k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $399k to $144k (-64%), an average of -64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Moonshots for Unicorns sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Committee for a Museum of the Peace Corps Exerience ($144k), Latin American Perspectives Inc ($144k) and North Shore Choral Society ($144k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $329k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $329k.