National Society of the Colonial Dames of America

Analysis

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1968, 58 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2024, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America reported income of $586k and spending of $553k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $448k to $586k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Fourth Ward School Foundation ($586k), Wesleyan Potters Incorporated ($586k) and Childrens Museum of Illinois ($586k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $285k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 14 employees.