Wreaths Across America

Analysis

Wreaths Across America is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia FLS, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wreaths Across America reported income of $40.2m and spending of $41.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $26.1m to $40.2m (+54%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wreaths Across America sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Institute ($40.1m), Primecare Community Health Inc ($40.2m) and The Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute Inc ($40.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.5% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $685k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $12.0m against liabilities of $13.2m, net assets of -$1.2m. It reported 104 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.