American Academy for Liberal Education

Analysis

American Academy for Liberal Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Academy for Liberal Education reported income of $61k and spending of $104k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $83k to $61k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Academy for Liberal Education sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 12th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ross Elementary PTO ($61k), Jason Ackerman Foundation Inc ($61k) and Academy Parent Partnership Org a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.5% and program service revenue 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $153k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $153k.