African Refuge Inc

Analysis

African Refuge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Staten Island, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, African Refuge Inc reported income of $375k and spending of $453k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $381k to $375k (-1.8%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, African Refuge Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sos Inc ($375k), Project Paul Inc ($375k) and Give a Slice ($374k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $225k. At year end it held assets of $252k against liabilities of $163k, net assets of $89k. It reported 24 employees.