1882 Project Foundation

Analysis

1882 Project Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, 1882 Project Foundation reported income of $106k and spending of $554k, spending 521% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $584k to $106k (-82%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 1882 Project Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 20th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Atlanta Freedom Marching Band ($106k), Houston Museum District Association ($106k) and Orions Quest ($106k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $182k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $182k.