American Leprosy Missions Inc

Analysis

American Leprosy Missions Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1955, 71 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 June 2023, American Leprosy Missions Inc reported income of $16.3m and spending of $14.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $13.6m to $16.3m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Leprosy Missions Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English Language Institute in China ($16.2m), Religious Zionist Youth Movement- Bnei Akiva of the U S & Canada Inc ($16.4m) and Junior Achievement USA ($16.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. It paid $1.1m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $16.8m against liabilities of $897k, net assets of $15.9m. It reported 21 employees.