Senate Presidents Forum

Analysis

Senate Presidents Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Golden, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 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, Senate Presidents Forum reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.0m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.5m (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Senate Presidents Forum sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill Inc ($1.5m), American Chemical Society ($1.5m) and Historic Ships in Baltimore Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $86k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $564k, net assets of $887k. It reported 2 employees.