Dana Thomas House Foundation

Analysis

Dana Thomas House Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 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 August 2023, Dana Thomas House Foundation reported income of $173k and spending of $114k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $124k to $173k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 789%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dana Thomas House Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cakecutter Institute ($173k), Urban Economics Association ($173k) and Grand Theatre of Oelwein Inc ($173k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of -$268, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 3 employees.