America World Adoption Association

Analysis

America World Adoption Association is a registered charity in United States, based in McLean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 2022, America World Adoption Association reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $3.7m to $2.7m (-27%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, America World Adoption Association sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manuch Inc ($2.7m), Calvary Childrens Home Inc ($2.7m) and Bright Horizons Foster Family Agency ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of -$86k. It reported 81 employees.

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.