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 September 1945, 81 years ago. 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 2024, United Daughters of the Confederacy reported income of $175k and spending of $104k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income fell from $182k to $175k (-3.7%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Daughters of the Confederacy sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 50th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Omaha Association Inc ($175k), United Way of Wells County Inc ($175k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($175k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.3m.