Association of American Voices

Analysis

Association of American Voices is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Association of American Voices reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $5.8m (+155%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Association of American Voices sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville Inc ($5.8m), American Anthropological Association ($5.8m) and Dayton Art Institute ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $795k. At year end it held assets of $678k against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $585k. It reported 11 employees.