American Accountability Foundation

Analysis

American Accountability Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Accountability Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $940k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $552k to $1.0m (+85%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Accountability Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Discipleship Global Inc ($1.0m), Minot Catholic Schools Foundation ($1.0m) and Sunset Home Assisted Living ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $284k. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $204k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $161k. It reported 6 employees.