Joshua Chamberlain Society

Analysis

Joshua Chamberlain Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Clayton, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2022, Joshua Chamberlain Society reported income of $622k and spending of $493k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $518k to $622k (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Joshua Chamberlain Society sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epic Experience ($622k), Trillium House ($623k) and Forage ($622k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.