Friends Without a Border

Analysis

Friends Without a Border is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Friends Without a Border reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.0m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends Without a Border sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thrive Developmental Partners of Arkansas Inc ($3.0m), United Community School ($3.0m) and Shepherd Academics Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $224k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 2 employees.