Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation

Analysis

Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Medora, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 years ago. 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, Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation reported income of $18.0m and spending of $11.8m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $12.4m to $18.0m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Enrichment Program of Wilson ($18.0m), Home School Legal Defense Association ($18.0m) and Covenant School Inc ($18.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $418k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $91.1m against liabilities of $10.4m, net assets of $80.7m. It reported 458 employees.