Bamboo Ridge Press

Analysis

Bamboo Ridge Press is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1985, 41 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, Bamboo Ridge Press reported income of $139k and spending of $122k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $105k to $139k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bamboo Ridge Press sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fop of Virginia Foundation ($139k), Cocoa Beach Art Show Inc ($139k) and Friens of Homestead National Monument of America ($139k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $172k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $172k. It reported 2 employees.