Council of State Governments

Analysis

Council of State Governments is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 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 June 2023, Council of State Governments reported income of $551k and spending of $495k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $291k to $551k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Council of State Governments sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mollys House Inc ($551k), Dismas House of Kansas City ($551k) and Conesus Fest for Charity Inc ($551k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $484k against liabilities of $96k, net assets of $388k.