Historic Bluffton Foundation

Analysis

Historic Bluffton Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bluffton, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1982, 44 years ago. 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 2024, Historic Bluffton Foundation reported income of $341k and spending of $373k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $259k to $341k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Historic Bluffton Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochester Community House Inc ($341k), Foundation for Latin American ($341k) and Healing Hearts Ministries International ($341k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $150k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $104k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 11 employees.