American Independent Foundation

Analysis

American Independent Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, 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 December 2023, American Independent Foundation reported income of $18.4m and spending of $16.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $18.4m (+1249%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 432%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Independent Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue River Services Inc ($18.4m), Amos House ($18.4m) and St Dominic Village ($18.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $1.5m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 38 employees.