Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation

Analysis

Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation reported income of $2.9m and spending of $193k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.9m (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 414%. Over the whole period it spent 5.2% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Legal Defense Foundation ($2.9m), Care House of Oakland County Inc ($2.9m) and Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $16.2m against liabilities of $749k, net assets of $15.5m.