American Association of Orthodontists Foundation

Analysis

American Association of Orthodontists Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in St Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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 July 2023, American Association of Orthodontists Foundation reported income of $5.4m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $362k to $5.4m (+1384%), an average of +96% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2020, when income rose by 389%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 of Orthodontists Foundation 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 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Visiting Nurse Association Health Care Services Inc ($5.4m), Fairview Recovery Services Inc ($5.4m) and Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $185k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $181k. At year end it held assets of $37.7m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $36.6m. It reported 4 employees.