Three Dollar Bill Cinema

Analysis

Three Dollar Bill Cinema is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 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, Three Dollar Bill Cinema reported income of $374k and spending of $308k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $364k to $374k (+2.6%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Three Dollar Bill Cinema sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honolulu Biennial Foundation ($374k), Truckee Roundhouse ($374k) and Ngo Committee on the Status of Women Ny Inc ($374k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $104k against liabilities of $946, net assets of $103k. It reported 4 employees.