Abrahams Blessing

Analysis

Abrahams Blessing is a registered charity in United States, based in Albany, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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, Abrahams Blessing reported income of $28.9m and spending of $28.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $23.5m to $28.9m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Abrahams Blessing sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partners of the Americas Inc ($28.8m), Root Capital Inc ($29.1m) and United Hands Relief Inc ($28.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $492k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 18 employees.