Americas Defenders Foundation

Analysis

Americas Defenders Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in McKinney, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Americas Defenders Foundation reported income of $206k and spending of $231k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $215k to $206k (-3.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Americas Defenders Foundation sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halifax Fire and Rescue Department ($206k), Creekside Volunteer Fire Department ($206k) and Monticello Fire Department Inc ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $18k.