United Service Organizations Inc

Analysis

United Service Organizations Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, United Service Organizations Inc reported income of $163.5m and spending of $159.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $147.8m to $163.5m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Service Organizations Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Los Angeles LGBT Center ($162.4m), St Francis Xavier University ($164.1m) and Regent University ($160.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.9m (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58.6m. It paid $2.9m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $124.4m against liabilities of $22.1m, net assets of $102.3m. It reported 880 employees.