Mbira

Analysis

Mbira is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mbira reported income of $72k and spending of $74k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $47k to $72k (+53%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mbira sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hispanic Community Connection Conexion Comunidad Hispana ($72k), Mountain District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers ($72k) and Southern Association of Dance Masters Inc ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $106k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $87k.