The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton

Analysis

The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton is a registered charity in United States, based in Hopkins, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 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 June 2023, The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $207k to $1.4m (+600%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Monica United Football Club Inc ($1.4m), Wooster Group Inc ($1.4m) and US Poultry & Egg Harold E Ford Foundation Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $647k. At year end it held assets of $605k against liabilities of $360k, net assets of $246k. It reported 16 employees.