Americans for Public Trust

Analysis

Americans for Public Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Americans for Public Trust reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.5m (-1.6%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Americans for Public Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for Clinical and Translational Science ($1.5m), Spoke Art Inc ($1.5m) and Jackson Symphony Orchestra Association ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $476k. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $2,331, net assets of $31k. It reported 3 employees.