Blue and Gray Education Society

Analysis

Blue and Gray Education Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Dalton, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 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 2022, Blue and Gray Education Society reported income of $457k and spending of $441k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $330k to $457k (+39%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blue and Gray Education Society sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Town Cape Inc ($457k), VM Music Company Inc ($457k) and Auricle Productions ($457k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (15% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $411k against liabilities of $227k, net assets of $184k. It reported 1 employees.