Heritage Defense Foundation

Analysis

Heritage Defense Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Leander, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Heritage Defense Foundation reported income of $138k and spending of $118k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $225k to $138k (-39%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Heritage Defense Foundation sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New England Association of Drug Court Professionals ($138k), Friends of WPC Nepal ($138k) and Casa of the Thirty-First Judicial District ($138k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $203k against liabilities of $1,473, net assets of $201k.