Doug Pensinger Photography Fund

Analysis

Doug Pensinger Photography Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Vienna, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2026. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Doug Pensinger Photography Fund reported income of $503k and spending of $83k, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $503k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 848%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Doug Pensinger Photography Fund sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Music Education Group Inc ($503k), Albany Center Galleries Inc ($503k) and Ensemble Music New Mexico ($502k).

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 $2.1m against liabilities of $691, net assets of $2.1m.