American Hiking Society

Analysis

American Hiking Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1977, 49 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Hiking Society reported income of $1.1m and spending of $948k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.1m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Hiking Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sisters of St Joseph Neighborhood Network Inc ($1.1m), Hawaii Council for the Humanities ($1.1m) and Arizona Capital Representation Project ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $396k. At year end it held assets of $714k against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $632k. It reported 12 employees.