America First Legal Foundation

Analysis

America First Legal Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, America First Legal Foundation reported income of $9.6m and spending of $10.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $9.6m (+51%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 595%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, America First Legal Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawyers for Children Inc ($9.6m), Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc ($9.7m) and People Projects to Empower & Organize the Psy Labeled Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $600k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $371k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 20 employees.