Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems

Analysis

Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1949, 77 years ago. 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, Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.1m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools ($2.1m), The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan Inc ($2.1m) and Rape Crisis Center of Collin County ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $537k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $314k.

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.