Center for Union Facts

Analysis

Center for Union Facts is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Center for Union Facts reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $80k to $2.6m (+3119%), an average of +138% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 722%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Center for Union Facts sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($2.6m), Merrimack Valley Day Care Service ($2.6m) and Glens Falls Hospital Self Ins Trust ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,500 (0.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $1.3m.