Frameworks Institute

Analysis

Frameworks Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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 June 2023, Frameworks Institute reported income of $6.2m and spending of $7.4m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.8m to $6.2m (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Frameworks Institute sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Nativity School Inc ($6.2m), Panhandle-Plains Higher Education Foundation ($6.2m) and Imagine Educational Foundation ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $857k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 29 employees.