Syrian American Congress

Analysis

Syrian American Congress is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2022, 4 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, Syrian American Congress reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $386k to $1.2m (+198%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Syrian American Congress sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 57th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Crisis Center Inc ($1.2m), Institute for Womens Health ($1.2m) and Oneida Area Day Care Center Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $417k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $409k. At year end it held assets of $13k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of -$5,776. It reported 9 employees.