Acec Research Institute

Analysis

Acec Research Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 June 2023, Acec Research Institute reported income of $2.4m and spending of $933k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $159k to $2.4m (+1409%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 651%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Acec Research Institute sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Autism New Jersey Inc ($2.4m), Student Advocacy Center of Michigan Inc ($2.4m) and Minnesotans Military Appreciation Fund ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $266k, net assets of $2.3m.