United Daughters of the Confederacy

Analysis

United Daughters of the Confederacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 August 2023, United Daughters of the Confederacy reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.1m (+71%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, United Daughters of the Confederacy sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arizonia Independent Schools Scholarship Foundation ($2.1m), Niles Preparatory Academy ($2.1m) and Primary Montessori Day School ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $154k. At year end it held assets of $11.5m against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 4 employees.