White House Fellows Foundation

Analysis

White House Fellows Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1969, 57 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 August 2023, White House Fellows Foundation reported income of $838k and spending of $1.2m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $838k (-25%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, White House Fellows Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Race and Gender Equity Project ($838k), White Fields Inc ($838k) and The Golden Scoop LLC ($837k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $274k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $140k. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $11.7m. It reported 4 employees.