Arthritis Foundation Inc

Analysis

Arthritis Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2023, Arthritis Foundation Inc reported income of $68.3m and spending of $61.8m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $73.1m to $68.3m (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Arthritis Foundation Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Front Range Health Partners LLC ($68.2m), Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland Inc ($68.4m) and Optical Society of America Inc ($68.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.6m (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17.5m. It paid $2.0m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $228.5m against liabilities of $33.4m, net assets of $195.2m. It reported 219 employees.