A3

Analysis

A3 is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Palma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 September 2023, A3 reported income of $3.7m and spending of $2.9m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.7m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, A3 sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Rocky Mountain Youth Corps ($3.7m), Stonecroft Ministries Inc ($3.7m) and Shake the Nations Ministries Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $710k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $689k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $213k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 16 employees.