Americans for Effective Law Enforcement Inc

Analysis

Americans for Effective Law Enforcement Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Skokie, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1966, 60 years ago. 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, Americans for Effective Law Enforcement Inc reported income of $324k and spending of $393k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $500k to $324k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Americans for Effective Law Enforcement Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Luke House Inc ($324k), Assistance League of Saddleback Val Ley ($324k) and Leadership Middle Tennessee Inc ($324k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $708k against liabilities of $159k, net assets of $548k. It reported 2 employees.