Six Seconds

Analysis

Six Seconds is a registered charity in United States, based in Freedom, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2023, Six Seconds reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $2.7m (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Six Seconds sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hellenic American Academy Foundation NFP ($2.7m), Touchstone Services Incorporated ($2.7m) and Hilltop Montessori School Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $238k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $465k. It paid $9,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $351k. It reported 15 employees.