Berkeley Community Media

Analysis

Berkeley Community Media is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Berkeley Community Media reported income of $309k and spending of $329k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $316k to $309k (-2.2%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Berkeley Community Media sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Power of Preservation Foundation ($309k), Store at Five Corners Stewardship Association Inc ($309k) and Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival Inc ($309k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $250k. At year end it held assets of $124k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $112k. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.