American Jail Association

Analysis

American Jail Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Hagerstown, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, American Jail Association reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.9m (-6.4%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, American Jail Association sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain State Justice Inc ($1.9m), Aspire Youth & Family Inc ($1.9m) and Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.2% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $561k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $106k. It reported 13 employees.