Americans United for Separation of Church and State Inc

Analysis

Americans United for Separation of Church and State Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 September 2023, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Inc reported income of $17.9m and spending of $11.7m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $9.1m to $17.9m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Americans United for Separation of Church and State Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queens Legal Services Corporation ($17.8m), National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Systems Inc ($18.0m) and Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Inc ($17.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $926k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.0m. It paid $347k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $27.1m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $22.6m. It reported 44 employees.