American Hero Adventures

Analysis

American Hero Adventures is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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 Hero Adventures reported income of $648k and spending of $661k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $590k to $648k (+9.8%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Hero Adventures sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happy Days Christian Day Care and Preschool Inc ($648k), Walnut Heights Kids Club Inc ($648k) and Samaritan Resource Center Inc ($648k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $23k (3.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $286k against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $133k. It reported 2 employees.