International Association for the Study of Pain

Analysis

International Association for the Study of Pain is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1974, 52 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, International Association for the Study of Pain reported income of $3.9m and spending of $6.1m, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $3.9m (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, International Association for the Study of Pain sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 77th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YWCA of the Quad Cities ($3.9m), Safe & Just Michigan ($3.9m) and New Haven Hebrew Day School Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $563k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $6.5m. It reported 17 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.