Alcoholics Anonymous Central Service Committee

Analysis

Alcoholics Anonymous Central Service Committee is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1951, 75 years ago. 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, Alcoholics Anonymous Central Service Committee reported income of $403k and spending of $404k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $370k to $403k (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alcoholics Anonymous Central Service Committee sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisville Downtown Lions Charities Inc ($403k), 100 Men of Dane County Inc ($403k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($403k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $661k against liabilities of $167k, net assets of $494k. It reported 7 employees.