American Consumer Council

Analysis

American Consumer Council is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 April 2023, American Consumer Council reported income of $1.1m and spending of $683k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $612k to $1.1m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Consumer Council sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include DDP Bike Share Corporation ($1.1m), Assoc of Knights & Ladies of Equest Order of Holy Sepulchre-Jerusalem ($1.1m) and Van Wert County Day Care Center Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $42k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 2 employees.