American Orthopedic Foundation

Analysis

American Orthopedic Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Plaines, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Orthopedic Foundation reported income of $362k and spending of $593k, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $850k to $362k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Orthopedic Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abc Hopes Inc ($362k), American Music Therapy Association Affiliates ($362k) and Myasthenia Gravis Association ($362k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $233k. At year end it held assets of $302k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $291k. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.