Aft Disaster Relief Fund

Analysis

Aft Disaster Relief Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Aft Disaster Relief Fund reported income of $255k and spending of $450k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $82k to $255k (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 346%. Over the whole period it spent 145% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Aft Disaster Relief Fund sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakmont Fire Co No 1 of Haverford Township ($255k), Drakesboro Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($255k) and Lawrenceville Fire Department ($254k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $55k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $55k.

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.