Threepenny Review

Analysis

Threepenny Review is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1984, 42 years ago. 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, Threepenny Review reported income of $192k and spending of $187k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $203k to $192k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Threepenny Review sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Ramon Valley Education Foundation ($192k), Lookout Fire Co 1 ($192k) and Anderson Township Historical Society Inc ($192k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $276k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $276k.