Cultural Vistas Inc

Analysis

Cultural Vistas Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1966, 60 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cultural Vistas Inc reported income of $18.5m and spending of $18.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $19.8m to $18.5m (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Cultural Vistas Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medshare International ($18.4m), Trustees of Robert College of Istanbul ($18.5m) and Innovation Africa ($18.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $560k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. At year end it held assets of $21.1m against liabilities of $13.5m, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 83 employees.