Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust

Analysis

Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Erlanger, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust reported income of $20.2m and spending of $22.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.6m to $20.2m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nourishing Hope ($20.2m), Casa Inc ($20.2m) and Prairiestar Health Center Inc ($20.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $61.9m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $58.3m.