American Governance Foundation Inc

Analysis

American Governance Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Governance Foundation Inc reported income of $599k and spending of $1.1m, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $849k to $599k (-29%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Governance Foundation Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spark Central ($599k), Icehouse Players Inc ($599k) and Northeast Classic Car Museum Inc ($599k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $264k. At year end it held assets of $504k against liabilities of $90, net assets of $503k. It reported 8 employees.