E-Polk

Analysis

E-Polk is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, E-Polk reported income of $2.8m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.8m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, E-Polk sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parkland College Foundation ($2.8m), Tampa Bay Innovation Hub Inc ($2.8m) and Communities in Schools of Robeson County Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $643k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $926k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 7 employees.