The 1881 Research Institute

Analysis

The 1881 Research Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The 1881 Research Institute reported income of $307k and spending of $284k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $291k to $307k (+5.7%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The 1881 Research Institute 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 62nd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Henry Athletic Booster Club ($307k), Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communications ($307k) and Oregon Coast Community College Foundation ($307k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $10k (3.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of -$5,572. It reported 8 employees.