American Brain Tumor Association

Analysis

American Brain Tumor Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1975, 51 years ago. 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 December 2023, American Brain Tumor Association reported income of $8.1m and spending of $7.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $8.1m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Brain Tumor 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 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Church Residences at Home Hospice Central Ohio ($8.1m), Macomb Family Services Inc ($8.1m) and Foundation for Seminole State College of Florida Inc ($8.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $287k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 36 employees.