The Vegan Awareness Foundation

Analysis

The Vegan Awareness Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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 December 2023, The Vegan Awareness Foundation reported income of $893k and spending of $598k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $500k to $893k (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Vegan Awareness Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin ($893k), Madison Waldorf School Ltd ($894k) and Center School Inc ($893k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $238k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 12 employees.