Fort Ligonier Association

Analysis

Fort Ligonier Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Ligonier, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1949, 77 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Fort Ligonier Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.5m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fort Ligonier Association 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 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Media Factory ($1.5m), Front Porch Cville ($1.5m) and University Press of Colorado ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $508k. At year end it held assets of $13.0m against liabilities of $788k, net assets of $12.2m. It reported 32 employees.