American Foundation for Addiction Research

Analysis

American Foundation for Addiction Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Cave Creek, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Foundation for Addiction Research reported income of $192k and spending of $379k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $272k to $192k (-29%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 242%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Foundation for Addiction Research sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 50th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lompoc Hospital District Foundation ($192k), Girls Night Out Altoona Inc ($192k) and Murray Greenhouse Foundation ($192k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 72% of the total. At year end it held assets of $473k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $473k.