Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Foundation

Analysis

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Foundation reported income of $528k and spending of $535k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $528k (-63%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 44th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts for All Wisconsin Inc ($528k), The Ted Stevens Foundation ($528k) and Roots & Branches Conservancy ($528k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.