American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Analysis

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1931, 95 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.6m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from April 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.0m (+5.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesley Rankin Community Center Inc ($2.0m), Little Folks Community Day Care Center Inc ($2.0m) and Casa de Misericordia ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $400k. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $279k, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 8 employees.