Copenhagen Consensus Center USA Inc

Analysis

Copenhagen Consensus Center USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tewksbury, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Copenhagen Consensus Center USA Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.3m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $1.0m (-71%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 382%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Copenhagen Consensus Center USA Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centro Di Studi Americani ($1.0m), Kids Matter International ($1.0m) and Northampton Community Arts Trust ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $550k (42% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 1 employees.