Society of American Military Engineers

Analysis

Society of American Military Engineers is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1954, 72 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, Society of American Military Engineers reported income of $151k and spending of $176k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $278k to $151k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 342%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society of American Military Engineers sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clearcreek I S D Support Groups District Support Group ($151k), Mo-Kan Development Inc ($151k) and Naperville Municipal Band Association Inc ($151k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.