Capitol Historic Trust Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Contribute to preservation of the nations architectural heritage through supporting protection and preservation of historically important properties.
- Income
- $31,706
- Spending
- $179,741
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 467% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 76% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $49,564 spent. Monitoring of Easement-protected Properties: Annual onsite inspection of each property protected with the organizations preservation easement to monitor compliance by the property owner with the easement terms. Photographs and field reports documenting the property condition entered into organization data base and compared with baseline and prior year documentation. Notation of any alterations made and any actions recommended or required to be taken by owner. Hundreds of historic properties benefited.
- $43,315 spent. Enforcement of Easement Compliance: Regular contact with easement protected properties owners to reinforce owner obligations and organization rights under the easement. Update owner information annually using public real property records. Send written correspondence annually to each property owner with results of the organizations annual inspection. Verbal and written communication to clarify easement terms and potential enforcement actions. Respond to owner requests for permission to alter the property detailing the terms of any approval. Provide new owners with the recorded easement and information about owner obligations annual monitoring and change request policies. Actions to enforce compliance through exercise of remedies provided for in easement when necessary. Hundreds of historic properties benefited.
- $27,116 spent. Education about and Support of Preservation Efforts: Education of owners of historic properties about benefits of historic preservation through telephone consultation emails and website www.capitoltrust.org. Support of community preservation efforts through conferences educational materials and grants to preservation organizations. Dozens of historic property owners benefited.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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