Know Thy Heritage Inc

Analysis

Know Thy Heritage Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Know Thy Heritage Inc reported income of $82k and spending of $49k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $23k to $82k (+261%), an average of +90% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Know Thy Heritage Inc sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gift of Hope USA Inc ($82k), Hands of Mothers ($82k) and Donbass Humanitarian Aid Inc ($82k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $46k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $46k.