The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation

Analysis

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Staunton, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1939, 87 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 June 2023, The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $997k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $422k to $1.3m (+218%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 202%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation ($1.3m), Diatribe Inc ($1.3m) and Minnesota A-A-E ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $374k. It paid $126k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 36 employees.