American Leadership Academy Inc

Analysis

American Leadership Academy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Leadership Academy Inc reported income of $144.9m and spending of $146.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $76.4m to $144.9m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Leadership Academy Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Christian University ($144.8m), Art Center College of Design ($145.0m) and Messiah University ($144.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $61.5m. At year end it held assets of $482.5m against liabilities of $485.6m, net assets of -$3.1m. It reported 2,006 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.