Fund for Constitutional Government

Analysis

Fund for Constitutional Government is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1974, 52 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 (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, Fund for Constitutional Government reported income of $9.4m and spending of $5.2m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $9.4m (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Fund for Constitutional Government sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Labor and Industry for Education Inc ($9.4m), Tri-County Child and Family Development Council Inc ($9.4m) and St Luke Homes & Services Inc ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $110k, net assets of $10.0m. It reported 35 employees.