American Heroes in Action

Analysis

American Heroes in Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 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 Heroes in Action reported income of $139k and spending of $144k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $200k to $139k (-31%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Heroes in Action sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Livingston County Commission on Children and Youth ($139k), Elizabethtown Thrift Shop Inc ($139k) and Good Shepherd Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Inc ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $17k.