American Counseling Association

Analysis

American Counseling Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 years ago. 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 June 2023, American Counseling Association reported income of $14.8m and spending of $14.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $15.2m to $14.8m (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Counseling Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation Inc ($14.8m), First Presbyterian Day School Inc ($14.8m) and P G Chambers School Inc ($14.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $18.9m against liabilities of $12.1m, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 66 employees.