Charles County Scholarship Fund Inc
Analysis
Charles County Scholarship Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Plata, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 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, Charles County Scholarship Fund Inc reported income of $160k and spending of $262k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $188k to $160k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.
Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Charles County Scholarship Fund Inc sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moniteau County Agricultural and Mechanical Society ($160k), Friends of Hartman Reserve Inc ($160k) and Cupertino Historical Society Inc ($160k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $775k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $775k.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 97%
- Other 3.3%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Moniteau County Agricultural and Mechanical Society | California | $160k |
| Friends of Hartman Reserve Inc | Cedar Falls | $160k |
| Cupertino Historical Society Inc | Cupertino | $160k |
| Mountain Spirit Center Inc | Tehachapi | $160k |