Log Cabin Institute

Analysis

Log Cabin Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 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 (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, Log Cabin Institute reported income of $338k and spending of $250k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $293k to $338k (+15%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Log Cabin Institute sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Classic Theatre of San Antonio ($338k), Washington Aerospace Scholarsfoundation ($338k) and Friends of the Uffizi Gallery Inc ($338k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 109% of the total. At year end it held assets of $129k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $85k.