American Friends Service Committee
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
American Friends Service Committee meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to challenge unjust systems and promote lasting peace."
Year, State Incorporated:
1978, PA
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) reports that it works with communities worldwide to challenge injustice and build conditions for lasting peace. The organization reports being committed to nonviolence and the belief in the transformative power of love to overcome conflict and oppression. AFSC works in 17 countries and dozens of U.S. communities around three key program priorities: fostering just peace, just migration, and just economies. The organization reports using advocacy, community organizing, convening, and research to promote lasting social change.
For the year ended September 30, 2022, American Friends Service Committee's program expenses were:
International programs: $11,003,804
U.S. programs: $18,508,966
Total Program Expenses: $29,512,770
Chief Executive
Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary
Compensation*
$252,747
Chair of the Board
Álvaro Alvarado
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Air pollution specialist
Board Size
21
Paid Staff Size
326
*2024 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events
Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $37,171,365, 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 American Friends Service Committee's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Contributions for current program work | $15,507,972 |
| Grants from foundations | $6,605,147 |
| Bequests | $9,286,258 |
| Contributions to planned giving program | $1,303,697 |
| Contributions to endowment funds | $650,764 |
| Government grants | $3,817,527 |
| Investment income, net of fees, appropriated | $3,476,447 |
| Program service income | $246,455 |
| Miscellaneous interest and other income | $43,378 |
| Total Income | $40,937,645 |
Programs: 78% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 11%
| Total Income | $40,937,645 |
| Total expenses: | $37,799,139 |
| Program expenses | $29,512,770 |
| Fundraising expenses | $4,272,494 |
| Administrative expenses | $4,013,875 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $3,138,506 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $141,157,217 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $-27,477,083 |
| Ending Net Assets | $116,818,640 |
| Total Liabilities | $49,708,976 |
| Total Assets | $166,527,616 |
Note: In the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" represents investment losses not appropriated (-$29,394,247), actuarial losses on planned giving liabilities (-$5,566,745), net actuarial gain on defined benefit retirement plans ($7,494,690), and other nonoperating changes in net assets (-$10,781).
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