Bretton Woods Committee

Analysis

Bretton Woods Committee is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Bretton Woods Committee reported income of $1.3m and spending of $925k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $530k to $1.3m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Bretton Woods Committee sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chosen ($1.3m), Sadagaat-Usa ($1.3m) and Human Rights Activists ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $383k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $177k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 8 employees.