Alliance Francaise

Analysis

Alliance Francaise is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1959, 67 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Alliance Francaise reported income of $840k and spending of $761k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $608k to $840k (+38%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alliance Francaise sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Dance Theatre ($840k), Artbridge Projects Inc ($840k) and Irish Classical Theater Co ($839k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $298k. At year end it held assets of $722k against liabilities of $139k, net assets of $583k. It reported 39 employees.