American Studies Center

Analysis

American Studies Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1979, 47 years ago. 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 Studies Center reported income of $7.2m and spending of $7.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.1m to $7.2m (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Studies Center sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Inc ($7.2m), St Augustine Youth Services Inc ($7.2m) and Board of Trustees Grand Charity Fund Grand Lodge of Iowa a F & a M ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $314k. It paid $313k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 26 employees.