Fund to Conserve US Diplomatic Treasures Abroad

Analysis

Fund to Conserve US Diplomatic Treasures Abroad is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2013, 13 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 December 2023, Fund to Conserve US Diplomatic Treasures Abroad reported income of $698k and spending of $141k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $698k (-57%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 10% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fund to Conserve US Diplomatic Treasures Abroad sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Chicago Authors ($698k), Dreams of Wilmington Inc ($699k) and Epoch Times Northwest ($698k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $1,542, net assets of $2.1m.