American Pilgrims on the Camino

Analysis

American Pilgrims on the Camino is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Pilgrims on the Camino reported income of $455k and spending of $380k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $285k to $455k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Pilgrims on the Camino sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interact Atx ($455k), Botanical Bus ($455k) and Crossing Cooperative Nursery School Inc ($455k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 38% of the total. At year end it held assets of $582k against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $404k.