Orphan Aid Society

Analysis

Orphan Aid Society is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 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 (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, Orphan Aid Society reported income of $175k and spending of $203k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $178k to $175k (-1.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Orphan Aid Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 48th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manna Mission of USA ($175k), Friends of Seoul Foreign School Inc ($175k) and Forgottensong ($175k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $225k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $225k.