The Bison Foundation

Analysis

The Bison Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlisle, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2024, The Bison Foundation reported income of $66k and spending of $99k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $61k to $66k (+8.9%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Bison Foundation sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colfax Schools Foundation ($66k), Robert E Cunningham Charitable Remainder Unitrust ($66k) and Richardsville Elementary PTO ($66k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $371k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $371k.