Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services

Analysis

Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 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, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services reported income of $8.5m and spending of $8.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $8.5m (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texhoma Christian Care Center Inc ($8.5m), Western Maine Transportation Services Inc ($8.5m) and Silver Key Senior Services ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $906k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 279 employees.