Acumen Fund Inc

Analysis

Acumen Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Acumen Fund Inc reported income of $53.2m and spending of $30.2m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $31.0m to $53.2m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Acumen Fund Inc 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 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Assyrian Universal Alliance Foundation Inc ($51.8m), Mercy-Usa for Aid and Development Inc ($54.1m) and International Relief Teams ($51.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.0m (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.7m. It paid $119k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $210.8m against liabilities of $14.6m, net assets of $196.3m. It reported 133 employees.