American Legislative Exchange Council

Analysis

American Legislative Exchange Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1977, 49 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, American Legislative Exchange Council reported income of $11.3m and spending of $11.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $9.4m to $11.3m (+21%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. 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 Legislative Exchange Council 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 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Styles Inc ($11.3m), Ddi Vantage ($11.3m) and Weave Inc ($11.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $965k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. It paid $226k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 40 employees.