American Society of Civil Engineers

Analysis

American Society of Civil Engineers is a registered charity in United States, based in Reston, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, American Society of Civil Engineers reported income of $140k and spending of $153k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $175k to $140k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Society of Civil Engineers sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology ($140k), Spark Creative Lab Inc ($140k) and Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance Incorporated ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 45% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.