Arlington Community Foundation

Analysis

Arlington Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Arlington Community Foundation reported income of $4.4m and spending of $5.7m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $12.7m to $4.4m (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 309%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Arlington Community Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horizon Institute for Public Service ($4.4m), Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine ($4.4m) and Admirals Cove Foundation Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 130% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $268k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $629k. At year end it held assets of $30.3m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $24.6m. It reported 12 employees.