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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2024 Expires: July 2026

America's Charities

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 458-9505
14200 Park Meadow Drive, Suite 330S
Chantilly, VA, 20151
https://www.charities.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

America's Charities meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to help the nation's most trusted charities thrive by generating sustainable income through workplace giving and additional paths."

Year, State Incorporated:
1988, DC

America's Charities (AC) reports that is brings nonprofits, employers, and employees together to bring about collective social good. AC states that nearly 100 charities and more than 220 private and public sector employers use their services and solutions for workplace giving, Employee Assistance Funds, volunteer campaigns, charitable funds management and distribution, and scholarship award program management. The organization reports that each year it applies on behalf of its nonprofit members to secure their participation in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), state and local campaigns, and private sector campaigns across the country, expanding their access to more potential donors while also providing donor and financial management services designed to lower nonprofit administrative and fundraising costs. The workplace giving, matching gift, and volunteer programs AC manages for corporate, federal, state, and local government employers, provide unrestricted, sustainable funding nonprofits rely on each year. The organization reports that its Employee Assistance Fund services provide employers increased flexibility around the types of hardships their funds can cover, lower their administrative burdens, and help employees afford unexpected costs incurred as a result of events like medical emergencies, natural disasters, and many other difficult situations. AC reports that it managed over 150 employee assistance programs and over 2 million employees in 2022. Also, the organization secured participation in the Combined Federal Campaign and over 60 other state and local campaigns, and supported member charity participation in close to 189 campaign related events to support public sector employee giving.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, America's Charities's program expenses were:

Campaign funds distributed to charities $27,957,676
Employee assistance funds services $5,796,173
Campaign management services $2,437,255
Member campaign services $857,475
Total Program Expenses $37,048,579

Chief Executive
James E. Starr, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$366,042

Chair of the Board
Laurie De Armond

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Managing Partner, Assurance Services, BDO

Board Size
14

Paid Staff Size
42

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Internet, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $9,529,028, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on America's Charities's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Employee assistance funds $28,107,819
Employee assistance funds donations $9,013,772
Campaign management fees $1,639,408
Member charity fees $1,268,691
Employee assistance fund fees $1,247,581
Donated services $515,256
Campaign advertising fees $112,420
Investment income, net $46,550
Other $40,185
Total Income $41,991,685

Programs: 97% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 3%

Total Income $41,991,685
Total expenses: $38,334,216
  Program expenses $37,048,579
  Fundraising expenses $320,996
  Administrative expenses $964,641
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $3,657,469
Beginning Net Assets $8,328,615
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $11,986,018
Total Liabilities $9,098,620
Total Assets $21,084,701

Note: According to the audited financial statements -consolidated- for the year ended December 31, 2022, America's Charities received in-kind contributions totaling $515,256 in the form of Google Ad Words ($427,256) and pro bono legal services ($88,000).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance