Washington Architectural Foundation

Analysis

Washington Architectural Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1989, 37 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 December 2023, Washington Architectural Foundation reported income of $266k and spending of $471k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $425k to $266k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington Architectural Foundation 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 59th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dance Rage Inc ($266k), Corpsvets Inc ($266k) and Lake George Arts Project Inc ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 148% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $145k against liabilities of $159k, net assets of -$14k.