American Psychiatric Association Foundation

Analysis

American Psychiatric Association Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Psychiatric Association Foundation reported income of $11.5m and spending of $11.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $11.5m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Psychiatric Association Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stars Nashville ($11.5m), Fairfax Medical Facilities Inc ($11.5m) and Jarc Florida Foundation Inc ($11.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $606k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $69.6m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $67.3m.