Presidents Forum

Analysis

Presidents Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Presidents Forum reported income of $525k and spending of $573k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $350k to $525k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Presidents Forum sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 44th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute of Student Financial Aid Inc ($525k), Missouri Council Admini of SP Ed ($525k) and Brentwood Middle School Parent Teacher Organization ($525k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $119k against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $65k.

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.