Historic Columbus Foundation Endowment Fund

Analysis

Historic Columbus Foundation Endowment Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Historic Columbus Foundation Endowment Fund reported income of $190k and spending of $128k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $55k to $190k (+245%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Historic Columbus Foundation Endowment Fund sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Finnish Center Association ($190k), Magic Music Charitable Foundation ($190k) and One Plympton Preservation Foundation Inc ($190k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.3m.