Media Alliance

Analysis

Media Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1977, 49 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 2022, Media Alliance reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $195k to $1.6m (+722%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Media Alliance sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creede Repertory Theatre Inc ($1.6m), Dorchester Heritage Center Inc ($1.6m) and Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $234k (22% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 1 employees.