Council of American Ambassadors

Analysis

Council of American Ambassadors is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Council of American Ambassadors reported income of $398k and spending of $472k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $569k to $398k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Council of American Ambassadors sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empowering Education International ($398k), Healing Guatemala ($398k) and Drilling for Life ($398k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $223k, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 2 employees.