Acled

Analysis

Acled is a registered charity in United States, based in Grafton, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 June 2023, Acled reported income of $14.5m and spending of $9.8m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $14.5m (+567%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Acled sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worldwide Friends Foundation ($14.4m), Golden West Humanitarian Foundation ($14.5m) and The Global Foodbanking Network ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $278k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 34 employees.