War Child USA Inc

Analysis

War Child USA Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 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, War Child USA Inc reported income of $497k and spending of $459k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $147k to $497k (+239%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, War Child USA Inc 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 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Consortium for Global Education Inc ($497k), Misioneros Del Camino Inc ($497k) and Political and Economic Research Council ($496k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 110% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (6.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $221k against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $150k.