Amala Foundation

Analysis

Amala Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 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 August 2023, Amala Foundation reported income of $884k and spending of $677k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2020 to August 2023, income grew from $538k to $884k (+64%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Amala Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halcyon Home for Battered Women Inc ($884k), Fair Lawn Community Center Inc ($884k) and Hart Felt Ministries Inc ($883k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $393k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $971, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 29 employees.