Beauvoir the Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

Analysis

Beauvoir the Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Biloxi, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1952, 74 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 April 2024, Beauvoir the Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library reported income of $822k and spending of $1.1m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $772k to $822k (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Beauvoir the Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Housing Inc Fellowship Manor ($822k), Swift County Developmental Achievement Center Inc ($822k) and Overflow Health Alliance Inc ($821k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $145k. At year end it held assets of $21.2m against liabilities of $140k, net assets of $21.1m.

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.