American Values

Analysis

American Values is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, American Values reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.6m (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 Values sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creative City Collaborative of Delray Beach Inc ($1.6m), Creative Waco ($1.6m) and Midwest Young Artists ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $323k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $323k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $230k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 5 employees.