American Society of Civil Engineers

Analysis

American Society of Civil Engineers is a registered charity in United States, based in Reston, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 years ago. 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 September 2023, American Society of Civil Engineers reported income of $160k and spending of $215k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $299k to $160k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Society of Civil Engineers sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greene County Cosmos ($159k), Hurricane Maria Assistance & Relief Institutional Alliance ($160k) and Edmonds South Snohomish County Historical Society ($159k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $518k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $518k.