Trust for Architectural Easements

Analysis

Trust for Architectural Easements is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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, Trust for Architectural Easements reported income of $254k and spending of $243k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $169k to $254k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 505%. Over the whole period it spent 187% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Trust for Architectural Easements sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sious City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center Association ($254k), Cuny TV Foundation ($254k) and Asian American Women Artists Association Inc ($254k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (43% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 1 employees.