Arab American Family Services

Analysis

Arab American Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Worth, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Arab American Family Services reported income of $5.6m and spending of $5.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $5.6m (+226%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Arab American Family Services sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Approachable Foster Family Agency ($5.6m), 6 Stones Mission Network ($5.6m) and Open Door Food Pantry ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $857k, net assets of $1.1m.