Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust

Analysis

Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust reported income of $6.2m and spending of $4.7m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $6.2m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellen Noel Art Museum of the Permian Basin ($6.2m), National Dance Institute New Mexico Inc ($6.2m) and New Dance Theatre Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.9% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $18.0m against liabilities of $777k, net assets of $17.2m. It reported 25 employees.