Spondylitis Association of America

Analysis

Spondylitis Association of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Encino, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2024, Spondylitis Association of America reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $2.2m to $2.8m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spondylitis Association of America sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois ($2.8m), Hope for Hemophilia Inc ($2.8m) and American Society for Histocompati Bility and Immunogenetics ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $250k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $382k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 15 employees.