American Cancer Society

Analysis

American Cancer Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 Cancer Society reported income of $124k and spending of $0, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $176k to $124k (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 0.2% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, American Cancer Society sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dev Partnerships Inc ($124k), Advocates Alliance Vernon St Corporation ($124k) and In Affordable Housing Corporation ($124k).

At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $8.1m.