Alston Wilkes Society

Analysis

Alston Wilkes Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1964, 62 years ago. 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 December 2022, Alston Wilkes Society reported income of $12.9m and spending of $11.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $6.4m to $12.9m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alston Wilkes Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Avenues for Youth Inc ($12.9m), Stand Together Foundation ($12.9m) and Mercy Hospital Paris ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 203 employees.