Citizenship Trust

Analysis

Citizenship Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Montevallo, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 September 2023, Citizenship Trust reported income of $20.2m and spending of $5.0m, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $20.2m (+376%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Citizenship Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochester Public Library ($20.2m), Ilisagvik College ($20.3m) and Schools for Children Inc ($20.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $294k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $57.1m against liabilities of $24.7m, net assets of $32.4m. It reported 30 employees.