American Spinal Injury Association

Analysis

American Spinal Injury Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Spinal Injury Association reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.5m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $799k to $1.2m (+51%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Spinal Injury Association sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baton Rouge Health District ($1.2m), Community Outreach Medical Center ($1.2m) and Transplant House of Cleveland ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (6.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0. It reported 5 employees.