Aid the Silent

Analysis

Aid the Silent is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Aid the Silent reported income of $1.3m and spending of $988k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $692k to $1.3m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Aid the Silent sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olympic Memorial Hospital ($1.3m), Services for Seniors Program Inc ($1.3m) and Marywood Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $85k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $737k. It reported 3 employees.