White House Historical Association

Analysis

White House Historical Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, White House Historical Association reported income of $33.8m and spending of $27.9m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $20.9m to $33.8m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, White House Historical Association sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago Public Media Inc ($33.8m), Common Sense Media ($34.0m) and Health Education Learning Project H E L P ($33.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.6m (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. It paid $652k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $101.7m against liabilities of $36.0m, net assets of $65.7m. It reported 106 employees.