American Leadership Forum

Analysis

American Leadership Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 April 2023, American Leadership Forum reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.6m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, American Leadership Forum sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids Who Count ($1.9m), Hope Academy Inc ($1.9m) and Brooklyn Jesuit Prep ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $813k (50% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $640k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 7 employees.