American Institute in Taiwan

Analysis

American Institute in Taiwan is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, American Institute in Taiwan reported income of $62.7m and spending of $64.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $65.4m to $62.7m (-4.1%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Institute in Taiwan sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bancroft Global Development ($61.4m), Amnesty International of the USA Inc ($63.1m) and Lutheran World Relief Inc ($61.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $449k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $32.5m. At year end it held assets of $121.0m against liabilities of $121.0m, net assets of $0. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.