American Oversight Inc

Analysis

American Oversight Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Oversight Inc reported income of $6.6m and spending of $5.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $6.6m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, American Oversight Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sicana Inc ($6.6m), Alaska Native Justice Center Inc ($6.6m) and Keshet Inc ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $435k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 45 employees.