The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation

Analysis

The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Wytheville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, 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, The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation reported income of $94k and spending of $104k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $85k to $94k (+11%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mandarin Museum & Historical Society Inc ($94k), Hendricks Symphonic Society Inc ($94k) and Christian News and Information Institute Inc ($94k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $213k against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $180k.