American Society of Questioned Document Examiners

Analysis

American Society of Questioned Document Examiners is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, 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 December 2023, American Society of Questioned Document Examiners reported income of $53k and spending of $106k, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $80k to $53k (-34%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 129% 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 Questioned Document Examiners sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fern Dell Historic Association ($53k), Foundation for Women Writing for a Change of Jacksonville Inc ($53k) and Now Ensemble Inc ($53k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 77% of the total. At year end it held assets of $224k against liabilities of $28, net assets of $224k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.