American Academy of Religion Inc

Analysis

American Academy of Religion Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, 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 June 2023, American Academy of Religion Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.2m (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Academy of Religion Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawton Food Bank Inc ($3.2m), First District Appellate Project ($3.2m) and California Green Business Network ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $483k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $891k. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 18 employees.

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.