The American Fund for Lse

Analysis

The American Fund for Lse is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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 July 2023, The American Fund for Lse reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income fell from $4.1m to $3.9m (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The American Fund for Lse sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation ($3.9m), But God Ministries ($3.9m) and Yad Ezra Vshulamit ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $1.9m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.