United Daughters of the Confederacy

Analysis

United Daughters of the Confederacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Henderson, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1967, 59 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, United Daughters of the Confederacy reported income of $55k and spending of $48k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income fell from $102k to $55k (-46%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Daughters of the Confederacy sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 20th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cardinal Quarterback Club Inc ($55k), Birthright of LA Crosse Inc ($55k) and The Maryland School for the Deaf Foundation Inc ($55k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.