American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research

Analysis

American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Georgetown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research reported income of $205k and spending of $243k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $28k to $205k (+621%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 177% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Fund for Alternatives to Animal Research sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sicc Inc ($205k), 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Foundation Inc ($205k) and CPS Lives NFP ($205k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.

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.