Society for Calligraphy

Analysis

Society for Calligraphy is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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 June 2024, Society for Calligraphy reported income of $217k and spending of $226k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $129k to $217k (+68%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 62%. 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, Society for Calligraphy sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poetry Society of New York Inc ($217k), Mountain Arts Network ($217k) and North Shore Music Alliance Inc ($217k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $279k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $257k.