Jefferson National Parks Association Inc

Analysis

Jefferson National Parks Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1966, 60 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Jefferson National Parks Association Inc reported income of $5.4m and spending of $3.2m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $5.4m (+221%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jefferson National Parks Association Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cosmosphere Inc ($5.4m), National Art Education Association ($5.4m) and Mississippi Childrens Museum ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.2% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $474k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $914k. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 44 employees.