Angel Flight East

Analysis

Angel Flight East is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Bell, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 September 2022, Angel Flight East reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income grew from $2.1m to $2.3m (+7.7%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Angel Flight East sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bike Works Seattle ($2.3m), Phoenix Final Four Local Organizing Committee ($2.3m) and Maryland State Golf Association ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $190k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 6 employees.