Ghana West Africa Missions

Analysis

Ghana West Africa Missions is a registered charity in United States, based in Decatur, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ghana West Africa Missions reported income of $687k and spending of $654k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $711k to $687k (-3.4%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ghana West Africa Missions sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Accessurf Hawaii Inc ($687k), Henry & William Evans Home Inc ($687k) and Intentional Parents International Org ($687k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $291k against liabilities of $9,959, net assets of $281k. It reported 1 employees.