Americans Who Tell the Truth

Analysis

Americans Who Tell the Truth is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooksville, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Americans Who Tell the Truth reported income of $144k and spending of $118k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $120k to $144k (+20%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Americans Who Tell the Truth sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bump Inc ($144k), Art for Evolution Inc ($144k) and Main Street Arts Council ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $2,150, net assets of $46k.