Guardian Org Foundation

Analysis

Guardian Org Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 March 2024, Guardian Org Foundation reported income of $8.4m and spending of $8.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $3.5m to $8.4m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Guardian Org Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University of Rhode Island Research Foundation ($8.4m), Storm King Art Center ($8.4m) and Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $236k.