American Friends of Our Armed Forces

Analysis

American Friends of Our Armed Forces is a registered charity in United States, based in Westmont, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2005, 21 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, American Friends of Our Armed Forces reported income of $499k and spending of $585k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $362k to $499k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Friends of Our Armed Forces sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Escalon Heritage Homes Inc ($499k), N-Star Events Inc ($499k) and Carleton Non-Profit Housing Corporation ($499k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $263k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $263k.