American Scientific Affiliation

Analysis

American Scientific Affiliation is a registered charity in United States, based in Topsfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 March 2023, American Scientific Affiliation reported income of $639k and spending of $587k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $491k to $639k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, American Scientific Affiliation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chabad Student Center at Uofm ($638k), Sonrise Mountain Ranch ($639k) and Institute of Biblical Leadership ($638k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $801k against liabilities of $52k, net assets of $749k. It reported 4 employees.