Operation Troop Appreciation

Analysis

Operation Troop Appreciation is a registered charity in United States, based in West Mifflin, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Operation Troop Appreciation reported income of $609k and spending of $358k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $375k to $609k (+62%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Operation Troop Appreciation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sojourners Alliance Inc ($609k), Bread Basket Ministries ($609k) and North West Family Assistance Center ($609k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $238k, net assets of $783k.