Drayton Hall Preservation Trust

Analysis

Drayton Hall Preservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust reported income of $3.1m and spending of $8.5m, spending 277% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.1m (+9.6%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Drayton Hall Preservation Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture Inc ($3.1m), St Hope Academy ($3.1m) and Bach-Viet Association Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $542k (6.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 47 employees.