The Transportation Alliance Foundation

Analysis

The Transportation Alliance Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1989, 37 years ago. 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, The Transportation Alliance Foundation reported income of $64k and spending of $53k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $74k to $64k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Transportation Alliance Foundation sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Detroit Symphony Orchestra Endowment Trust Fund II ($64k), Save Our Mountains Foundation ($64k) and Inn Ministry Inc ($64k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31k (59% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.7m.