Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation

Analysis

Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Atchison, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 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 December 2023, Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation reported income of $746k and spending of $1.1m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $746k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 372%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Atchison Amelia Earhart Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tribal Nations Research Group ($746k), Washington Revels Inc ($746k) and The Gloucester Adventure Inc ($746k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $263k. It paid $196k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $15.5m against liabilities of $5.0m, net assets of $10.5m. It reported 19 employees.