French Colonial America

Analysis

French Colonial America is a registered charity in United States, based in Ste Genevieve, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, French Colonial America reported income of $340k and spending of $510k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $350k to $340k (-3.0%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 234%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, French Colonial America sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tracing Patterns Foundation ($340k), Haykazunyadz Armenian Center Inc ($340k) and Aston Magna Foundation for Music and the Humanities Inc ($340k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $225k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $2,922, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 21 employees.