American Counseling Association

Analysis

American Counseling Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, American Counseling Association reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Counseling Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Comprehensive Therapy Center Inc ($1.6m), Black Hills Center for American Indian Health ($1.6m) and Strengthening Outcomes with Autism Resources ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $469k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 3 employees.