National Preservation Institute

Analysis

National Preservation Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 December 2023, National Preservation Institute reported income of $332k and spending of $326k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $510k to $332k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Preservation Institute 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 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Putnam County Society ($332k), Villages of San Mateo County ($332k) and Thomas Lucius Downs Jr & Grace Pate Downs Scholarship Fund ($332k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.3% and program service revenue 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $117k against liabilities of $135k, net assets of -$18k.