American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research

Analysis

American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $631k to $1.3m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research 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 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mesorah High School for Girls Inc ($1.3m), Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley ($1.3m) and New Life Charter Academies ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $353k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $474k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 12 employees.