Decatur Legacy Project

Analysis

Decatur Legacy Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Decatur, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Decatur Legacy Project reported income of $324k and spending of $285k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $223k to $324k (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Decatur Legacy Project sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darlington Community Child Care Center Inc ($324k), Mesa Historical Society Inc ($324k) and Rappahannock Foundation Inc ($324k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $444k against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $299k. It reported 2 employees.