American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Analysis

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2024, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases reported income of $15.9m and spending of $18.6m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $15.2m to $15.9m (+4.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veterans Medical Research Foundation of SD ($15.9m), A Safe Haven Foundation ($15.9m) and Warren Community Hospital Inc ($15.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $34.2m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $28.5m. It reported 50 employees.

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.