Humanist Foundation

Analysis

Humanist Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type ii) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Humanist Foundation reported income of $210k and spending of $357k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $799k to $210k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 262%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Humanist Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley of the Tetons Library Foundation and Friends Inc ($210k), Eisenhower Pride ($210k) and SCHS Athletic Boosters Inc ($210k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10.2m against liabilities of $227k, net assets of $10.0m.