Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association

Analysis

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 years ago. 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 January 2022, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association reported income of $948k and spending of $818k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2022, income grew from $584k to $948k (+62%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Inc ($948k), Organ Historical Society Inc ($948k) and Community Concern 13 Multi-Purpose Learning Center Inc ($948k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $381k. At year end it held assets of $504k against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $453k. It reported 10 employees.