Amputee Coalition of America Inc

Analysis

Amputee Coalition of America Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1991, 35 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, Amputee Coalition of America Inc reported income of $6.0m and spending of $7.5m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $6.0m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Amputee Coalition of America Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith Lutheran Home ($6.0m), Jackson County Health Facilities ($6.0m) and W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $624k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 34 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.