The Chatham House Foundation Inc

Analysis

The Chatham House Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 December 2023, The Chatham House Foundation Inc reported income of $262k and spending of $154k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $599k to $262k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Chatham House Foundation Inc sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West African Mercy Ministries ($262k), Among Foundation ($262k) and Valentino Achak Deng Foundation ($262k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $208k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $208k.