Friends of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

Analysis

Friends of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site is a registered charity in United States, based in Plains, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Friends of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site reported income of $244k and spending of $421k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $175k to $244k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Potomac Valley Youth Orchestras Company ($244k), Atlanta Dance Theatre Inc ($244k) and Los Pleneros de LA 21 ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9,350. It paid $32k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 20 employees.