American Liver Foundation

Analysis

American Liver Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in West Orange, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Liver Foundation reported income of $5.0m and spending of $5.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.9m to $5.0m (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Liver Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Temple Memorial Pediatric Center Inc ($5.0m), National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc ($5.0m) and Surgical Review Corporation ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $646k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. It paid $20k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 37 employees.