Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association

Analysis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Del Mar, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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 January 2021, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association reported income of $951k and spending of $843k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2021, income fell from $1.1m to $951k (-13%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Human Growth Project ($951k), Servaregmp ($951k) and Living Waters Retreats Inc ($951k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $281k. At year end it held assets of $998k against liabilities of $136k, net assets of $863k. It reported 6 employees.