Spitfire Club

Analysis

Spitfire Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 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, Spitfire Club reported income of $102k and spending of $140k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $213k to $102k (-52%), an average of -52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 52%. 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, Spitfire Club sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Ridge Potters Guild ($102k), Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Studies ($102k) and T2 Dance Company ($102k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,746 (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $154k. It reported 2 employees.