American Community School of Abu Dhabi

Analysis

American Community School of Abu Dhabi is a registered charity in United States, based in United Arab Emirates. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, American Community School of Abu Dhabi reported income of $28.6m and spending of $25.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $25.0m to $28.6m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. 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 Community School of Abu Dhabi 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third Future Schools ($28.6m), University of Utah Research Foundation ($28.6m) and Atmosphere Academy Public Charter Schools ($28.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.7% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $12.4m. At year end it held assets of $99.7m against liabilities of $67.7m, net assets of $32.0m.