Long Way Home

Analysis

Long Way Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Culpeper, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 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, Long Way Home reported income of $239k and spending of $254k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $228k to $239k (+4.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Long Way Home sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Health Environmental and Learning Program ($239k), Eftc USA ($239k) and For Christs Glory Ministries ($239k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $114k. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $359k, net assets of -$85k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.