Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research

Analysis

Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Collegeville, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research reported income of $273k and spending of $2.0m, spending 736% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $473k to $273k (-42%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 243% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Institute for Ecumenical & Cultural Research sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harbor Stage Company Inc ($273k), Hispanic Festival Inc ($273k) and Healdsburg Center for the Arts ($273k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 136% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $334k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $344k. At year end it held assets of $13.9m against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $13.8m.