Americas Poison Centers

Analysis

Americas Poison Centers is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Americas Poison Centers reported income of $4.9m and spending of $4.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $4.9m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Americas Poison Centers sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Louis Police Foundation ($4.9m), Harvey Volunteer Fire Company No 2 ($5.0m) and Longwood Fire Co ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $338k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 16 employees.