Eisenhower Foundation

Analysis

Eisenhower Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Abilene, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1948, 78 years ago. 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, Eisenhower Foundation reported income of $3.8m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.8m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Eisenhower Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Inter Faith Team on Unemployment and Poverty ($3.8m), Center for Medicare Advocacy Inc ($3.8m) and Inter-Faith Council for Social Service ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $429k. It paid $144k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 20 employees.