American Schools of Alexandria Foundation

Analysis

American Schools of Alexandria Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 Schools of Alexandria Foundation reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.6m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.0m (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Schools of Alexandria Foundation 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Israel Institute Inc ($3.0m), Madala ($3.0m) and The Exodus Road Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $178k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 34 employees.