Intelligent Transportation Society of America

Analysis

Intelligent Transportation Society of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Intelligent Transportation Society of America reported income of $3.5m and spending of $4.3m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.1m to $3.5m (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Intelligent Transportation Society of America 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 90th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kanakuk Institute ($3.5m), Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego ($3.5m) and St Lucie County Education Foundation Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $584k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 22 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.