American Center for Physics Inc

Analysis

American Center for Physics Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in College Park, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Center for Physics Inc reported income of $22.9m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $22.9m (+752%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 720%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Center for Physics Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Macphail Center for Music ($22.9m), Technology Review Inc ($22.9m) and American Federation for Aging ($22.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 6.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $76.3m against liabilities of $29.3m, net assets of $47.0m.