Citizens United Foundation

Analysis

Citizens United Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable 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 December 2023, Citizens United Foundation reported income of $2.7m and spending of $4.0m, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $2.7m (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizens United Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Forward ($2.7m), Former Members of Congress Inc ($2.7m) and I U O E Local 158 Training Fund ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $680k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $101k. It paid $85k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $866k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 11 employees.