American Cancer Society

Analysis

American Cancer Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1942, 84 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 Cancer Society reported income of $795k and spending of $3.0m, spending 378% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Cancer Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children of Promise International ($795k), A Special Wish Foundation ($795k) and Shine Global Inc ($795k).

At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of -$429k.