Frameline Inc

Analysis

Frameline Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 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, Frameline Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $2.4m (-3.3%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Frameline Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Templearts ($2.4m), Lithuanian Foundation ($2.4m) and Stuarts Opera House Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $744k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $362k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 34 employees.