Ethan Allen Institute

Analysis

Ethan Allen Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in S Burlington, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 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, Ethan Allen Institute reported income of $287k and spending of $368k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $255k to $287k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ethan Allen Institute sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berryessa Chinese Community School Inc ($287k), Brown County Historical Society ($288k) and J Austin White Cultural Center Inc ($287k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (45% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $26k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $26k. It reported 5 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.