Strong Like Ak

Analysis

Strong Like Ak is a registered charity in United States, based in Gastonia, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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, Strong Like Ak reported income of $271k and spending of $161k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $271k (+34%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Strong Like Ak sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Paslay Foundation ($271k), Pink-4-Ever Inc ($271k) and Blair Fire and Rescue Volunteers ($271k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. It paid $3,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $272k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $272k.