Institute for Advertising Ethics

Analysis

Institute for Advertising Ethics is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Institute for Advertising Ethics reported income of $165k and spending of $253k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $190k to $165k (-13%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Institute for Advertising Ethics sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA ($165k), Wiki Society of Washington DC Inc ($165k) and Friends of the Ann Arbor Public Library ($165k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. At year end it held assets of $116k against liabilities of $181k, net assets of -$64k.