American Telugu Association

Analysis

American Telugu Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Naperville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Telugu Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $663k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $313k to $1.5m (+364%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 301%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Telugu Association sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 4evergreen Foster Family Agency Inc ($1.5m), Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry Inc ($1.5m) and India Network Foundation Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $1.2m.