National Center for Craftsmanship

Analysis

National Center for Craftsmanship is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, National Center for Craftsmanship reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $1.3m (+527%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2752%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, National Center for Craftsmanship sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jubilee Jobs Inc ($1.3m), Jubilee House Community ($1.3m) and Curts Cafe ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $2,500, net assets of $15k.