William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Analysis

William Rockhill Nelson Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1940, 86 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 April 2023, William Rockhill Nelson Trust reported income of $925k and spending of $1.9m, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $925k (-61%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income dropped by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 169% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, William Rockhill Nelson Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenbrier Repertory Theatre Company ($925k), Museum of Northern Arizonaendowment Foundation ($926k) and Historic Albany Foundation Inc ($925k).

At year end it held assets of $71.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $71.4m.

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.