National Constitution Center

Analysis

National Constitution Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 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 September 2023, National Constitution Center reported income of $21.6m and spending of $18.9m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $21.5m to $21.6m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Constitution Center 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 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival Inc ($21.6m), Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Trust Inc ($21.7m) and Fair Park First ($21.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.7m. At year end it held assets of $163.3m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $160.4m. It reported 116 employees.