Society of American Military Engineers

Analysis

Society of American Military Engineers is a registered charity in United States, based in Bernville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1958, 68 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 December 2023, Society of American Military Engineers reported income of $286k and spending of $262k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $196k to $286k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society of American Military Engineers sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornwall Housing Corporation ($286k), Veterans R & R ($286k) and Boy Scouts of America ($286k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $809k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $765k.