Kelly S Brush Foundation

Analysis

Kelly S Brush Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Kelly S Brush Foundation reported income of $3.9m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.9m (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Kelly S Brush Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Richmond Volleyball Club ($3.9m), High Performance STL ($3.9m) and Reno-Tahoe Open Foundation ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $554k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $198k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 12 employees.