Clinton County Foundation

Analysis

Clinton County Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilmington, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Clinton County Foundation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.1m to $3.6m (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Clinton County Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Margaret E Haas Fund ($3.6m), Remedy Alliance Inc ($3.6m) and Philanthropy Southeast Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $32.9m against liabilities of $248k, net assets of $32.7m. It reported 2 employees.