Robert a Taft Institute of Government

Analysis

Robert a Taft Institute of Government is a registered charity in United States, based in Flushing, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Robert a Taft Institute of Government reported income of $112k and spending of $24k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $112k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Robert a Taft Institute of Government sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jazz Passengers Music Projects ($112k), Non Profit Software Corporation ($112k) and Venango Museum of Art Science and Industry ($112k).

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 $166k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $156k.