World Affairs Council of Maine

Analysis

World Affairs Council of Maine is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 2023, World Affairs Council of Maine reported income of $118k and spending of $130k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $101k to $118k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, World Affairs Council of Maine sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 35th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indiana Center for Middle East Peace ($118k), Our Biswas ($119k) and Friends for a Non-Violent World Inc ($118k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $67k against liabilities of $355, net assets of $67k.