American Leadership Forum

Analysis

American Leadership Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 years ago. 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, American Leadership Forum reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.6m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Leadership Forum sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pike Road Volunteer Fire Protection ($1.6m), Wilmington Jaycees Foundation Inc ($1.6m) and Waterford Ambulance Service Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $258k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $266k. It paid $38k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $411k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 6 employees.