Grabhorn Institute

Analysis

Grabhorn Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 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 September 2023, Grabhorn Institute reported income of $1.9m and spending of $671k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $321k to $1.9m (+489%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Grabhorn Institute sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concord Antiquarian Society ($1.9m), Dairy Center for the Arts ($1.9m) and Greater Akron Musical Association Inc Sponsor for Akron Symphony Orc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $52k, net assets of $4.2m.