The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation

Analysis

The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 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 November 2023, The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $2.1m, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 447%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include B Desh Foundation Inc ($1.4m), Shin Shin Educational Foundation ($1.4m) and Friends of Kenya Rising ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $419k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $355k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 4 employees.