Archie Bray Foundation

Analysis

Archie Bray Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1955, 71 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 December 2023, Archie Bray Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.4m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.0m (+0.8%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Archie Bray Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Scientist ($2.0m), Front Range Community College Foundation for Educ Excellence ($2.0m) and Academy of Interactive Entertainment ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $555k, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 52 employees.

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.