Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Inc

Analysis

Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 December 2023, Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Inc reported income of $6.7m and spending of $6.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.5m to $6.7m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unlv Research Foundation ($6.7m), Traditional Culture Reviving Center ($6.7m) and Gray Area Foundation for the Arts ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $281k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $117.2m against liabilities of $52.6m, net assets of $64.7m. It reported 37 employees.