American Civil Defense Association

Analysis

American Civil Defense Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandy, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, American Civil Defense Association reported income of $105k and spending of $97k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $135k to $105k (-22%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Civil Defense Association sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nacer USA ($105k), Rotary Club of Novi Foundation Inc ($105k) and Swaziserve Inc ($105k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.7% and program service revenue 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $88k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $77k.