Fed of State Humanities Councils

Analysis

Fed of State Humanities Councils is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 years ago. 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, Fed of State Humanities Councils reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $1.6m (-49%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Fed of State Humanities Councils sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haverford Township Free Library Assn ($1.6m), Jeannette Rankin Foundation Inc ($1.6m) and Sarah Frye Home ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $437k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $943k, net assets of $884k. It reported 11 employees.

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.