American Life League

Analysis

American Life League is a registered charity in United States, based in Fredericksbrg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1982, 44 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 Life League reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.6m to $3.3m (-8.6%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Life League sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc ($3.3m), Willis Dady Emergency Shelter Inc ($3.3m) and South Shore Christian Academy ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $501k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 21 employees.