Southern Exposure

Analysis

Southern Exposure is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 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, Southern Exposure reported income of $896k and spending of $816k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $749k to $896k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southern Exposure sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Company E Inc ($896k), Ethio 360 Media Inc ($896k) and Greenhouse Theater Center NFP ($896k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $176k. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $490k against liabilities of $126k, net assets of $364k. It reported 10 employees.