National Society of Colonial Dames of America

Analysis

National Society of Colonial Dames of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1941, 85 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, National Society of Colonial Dames of America reported income of $516k and spending of $531k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $759k to $516k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Society of Colonial Dames of America sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Great Blacks in Wax Museum ($516k), Flagstaff Symphony Association ($517k) and Peridance Ensemble Ltd ($516k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $110k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 3 employees.