American Wheelchair Foundation

Analysis

American Wheelchair Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Henderson, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, American Wheelchair Foundation reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.5m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.5m to $2.8m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Wheelchair Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guide Inc ($2.8m), Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness Inc ($2.8m) and Hmong American Farmers Association ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $444k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $158k. At year end it held assets of $936k against liabilities of $188k, net assets of $748k. It reported 7 employees.