Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

Analysis

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors reported income of $18.2m and spending of $21.0m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.0m to $18.2m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tuerk House Inc ($18.2m), St Lukes Free Medical Clinic of Spartanburg Inc ($18.2m) and CHMC Community Health Services Network ($18.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $260k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.5m. It paid $290k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $6.1m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 116 employees.