Capacitor

Analysis

Capacitor is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, Capacitor reported income of $123k and spending of $157k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $196k to $123k (-37%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Capacitor sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 44th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miami International Ballet Competition ($123k), Champaign County Historical Museum ($123k) and Islamic Arts Society ($123k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $86k.