Zyzzyva Inc

Analysis

Zyzzyva Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1985, 41 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, Zyzzyva Inc reported income of $479k and spending of $416k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $421k to $479k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Zyzzyva Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cave Creek Museum Inc ($479k), Fairmont Opera House Inc ($479k) and Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts Inc ($479k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 9.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $258k against liabilities of $124k, net assets of $135k. It reported 3 employees.