Palestinian American Medical Association

Analysis

Palestinian American Medical Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 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 December 2023, Palestinian American Medical Association reported income of $12.5m and spending of $2.8m, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $593k to $12.5m (+2011%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 552%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Palestinian American Medical Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Third World Organizing ($12.5m), Institute of World Politics ($12.5m) and American Academy in Rome ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $13.3m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $13.3m. It reported 2 employees.