Al Kauser

Analysis

Al Kauser is a registered charity in United States, based in Sterling, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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, Al Kauser reported income of $785k and spending of $801k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $238k to $785k (+230%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Al Kauser sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imani Collective Inc ($784k), United Way of Gloucester County ($785k) and United Way and Volunteer Services of Greater Yankton ($784k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $173k against liabilities of $6,000, net assets of $167k.