Aopa Foundation

Analysis

Aopa Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Frederick, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 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 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, Aopa Foundation reported income of $12.0m and spending of $10.3m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $12.0m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Aopa Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quad City Helicopter Emergency Medical Service ($11.6m), Napa Communities Firewise Foundatio N ($12.3m) and New York Disaster Interfaith Services Inc ($10.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $52.8m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $51.6m. It reported 35 employees.