Cincinnati Tradition

Analysis

Cincinnati Tradition is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfield, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cincinnati Tradition reported income of $86k and spending of $130k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $110k to $86k (-22%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cincinnati Tradition sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($86k), Copley-Fairlawn Schools Foundation ($86k) and Birthright of West Chester ($86k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $23k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.