The Corporation for Jeffersons Poplar Forest

Analysis

The Corporation for Jeffersons Poplar Forest is a registered charity in United States, based in Forest, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1984, 42 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, The Corporation for Jeffersons Poplar Forest reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.7m (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. 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 Corporation for Jeffersons Poplar Forest sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Humans and Nature NFP ($1.7m), American Sign Museum ($1.7m) and Acorn Center for the Performing Arts ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $212k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $657k. At year end it held assets of $19.5m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $16.9m. It reported 30 employees.