The Columbian Club Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Columbian Club Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Roselle, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1988, 38 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, The Columbian Club Charitable Foundation reported income of $166k and spending of $121k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $166k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Columbian Club Charitable Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Organized Neighbors of Edgehill Inc ($166k), Hundred Club of Denver ($166k) and American Brass Chamber Music Association Inc ($166k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.