American Epilepsy Society

Analysis

American Epilepsy Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Epilepsy Society reported income of $10.0m and spending of $9.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $10.0m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Epilepsy Society sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhode Island Quality Institute ($10.0m), Medicines360 ($10.0m) and Lake Orion Nursing Center Corporation ($10.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $400k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $19.3m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $16.9m. It reported 25 employees.