American Conservative Union Foundation

Analysis

American Conservative Union Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 March 2023, American Conservative Union Foundation reported income of $8.2m and spending of $9.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $6.1m to $8.2m (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Conservative Union Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Economic Education Inc ($8.2m), Institute for Progress ($8.2m) and Partners Asia ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 51% of the total. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $858k.