The Amen Foundation

Analysis

The Amen Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, The Amen Foundation reported income of $147k and spending of $127k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $140k to $147k (+5.1%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Amen Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holy Ground Church ($147k), Harvester Ministries ($147k) and Second Presbyterian Church Realty Foundation Inc ($147k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $8,414.