Trustees of Purdue University

Analysis

Trustees of Purdue University is a registered charity in United States, based in Chrisney, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2013, 13 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, Trustees of Purdue University reported income of $329k and spending of $241k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $178k to $329k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Trustees of Purdue University sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monterey State Historic Park Association ($329k), Chatham County Arts Council Incorporated ($329k) and Icla Dasilva Foundation Inc ($328k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $213k, net assets of $1.4m.