National Alopecia Areata Foundation

Analysis

National Alopecia Areata Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Novato, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, 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, National Alopecia Areata Foundation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.6m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Alopecia Areata Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Cerebral Palsy Association of San Diego County ($3.6m), Medicos Mission Fund ($3.6m) and Realoptions ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $831k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $390k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 11 employees.