American Legion Jersey Boys State

Analysis

American Legion Jersey Boys State is a registered charity in United States, based in Trenton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1947, 79 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, American Legion Jersey Boys State reported income of $305k and spending of $310k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2024, income grew from $191k to $305k (+60%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Legion Jersey Boys State sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 68th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Black Contrtrs Assoc of US ($305k), Psi Alpha Scholarship Foundation ($305k) and Classical Association of the Atlantic States Inc ($305k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.5% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $152k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $152k.