American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Analysis

American Association for the Surgery of Trauma is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1979, 47 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.5m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Color of Gastrointestinal Illness Inc ($3.5m), Jett Foundation Inc ($3.5m) and Weskota Manor Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.5% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $368k (10% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $821k, net assets of $8.5m.