American Porphyria Foundation

Analysis

American Porphyria Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sarasota, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Porphyria Foundation reported income of $328k and spending of $438k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $328k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Porphyria Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Root to Rise Inc ($328k), Steppingstone Center for the Potentially Gifted Inc ($328k) and Reach Foundation ($328k).

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 $130k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $300k against liabilities of -$1,763, net assets of $302k. It reported 10 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.