American Educational Research Association

Analysis

American Educational Research Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, American Educational Research Association reported income of $12.8m and spending of $13.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.3m to $12.8m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Educational Research Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miami Community Charter School Inc ($12.8m), Fort Lewis College Foundation ($12.8m) and Philips Academy Charter School of Paterson Inc ($12.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.2% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $591k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $31.2m against liabilities of $5.6m, net assets of $25.7m. It reported 25 employees.