Alcoholics Anonymous

Analysis

Alcoholics Anonymous is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 reported income of $71k and spending of $94k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $66k to $71k (+7.9%), an average of +7.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Alcoholics Anonymous sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henry County Pregnancy Care Center Inc ($71k), Wakulla Pregnancy Center ($71k) and Mental Health America of Montana Inc ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.