The Vernacular Architecture Forum

Analysis

The Vernacular Architecture Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 years ago. 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 December 2023, The Vernacular Architecture Forum reported income of $432k and spending of $214k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $313k to $432k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Vernacular Architecture Forum sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut Concert Ballet Inc ($432k), PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($432k) and The George Balanchine Foundation Inc ($432k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m.