Capitol Historic Trust Inc

Analysis

Capitol Historic Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 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 2023, Capitol Historic Trust Inc reported income of $132k and spending of $175k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $210k to $132k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Capitol Historic Trust Inc sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Bluff 4th of July Committee ($132k), Athenas Gem Inc ($132k) and Winterguard and Percussion of Oklahoma ($132k).

At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.