Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation

Analysis

Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation reported income of $320k and spending of $320k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $217k to $320k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Plastics Engineers ($320k), California Dance Institute ($321k) and Harmony Project Phoenix ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $496k against liabilities of $160, net assets of $496k. It reported 4 employees.