Gettysburg Foundation

Analysis

Gettysburg Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Gettysburg Foundation reported income of $14.3m and spending of $14.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $14.3m (+66%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gettysburg Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bric Arts Media Bklyn Inc ($14.3m), Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center ($14.3m) and Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation ($14.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $426k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. It paid $103k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $97.5m against liabilities of $8.5m, net assets of $89.0m. It reported 113 employees.