National Society of the Colonial Dames of America State of Florida

Analysis

National Society of the Colonial Dames of America State of Florida is a registered charity in United States, based in Jacksonville, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 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 April 2023, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America State of Florida reported income of $571k and spending of $779k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income grew from $421k to $571k (+36%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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 State of Florida 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 72nd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South County Art Association ($571k), Salem Access Television Inc ($571k) and Dreamwrights Youth & Family Theatre ($571k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $236k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 11 employees.

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.