American Fisheries Society Inc

Analysis

American Fisheries Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 2021, American Fisheries Society Inc reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.5m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $4.0m to $4.1m (+0.4%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, American Fisheries Society Inc 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 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center Inc ($4.0m), Great Plains Conservation Foundation ($4.1m) and Project K9 Hero ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $511k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 21 employees.