Alcoholic Anonymous Grapevine Inc

Analysis

Alcoholic Anonymous Grapevine Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1952, 74 years ago. 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, Alcoholic Anonymous Grapevine Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $3.9m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alcoholic Anonymous Grapevine Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bayshore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance Inc ($3.9m), Alpha Omega Miracle Home Inc ($3.9m) and Kuniholm School ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $395k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of -$342k. It reported 16 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.