The Samburu Project Inc

Analysis

The Samburu Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, The Samburu Project Inc reported income of $602k and spending of $643k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $629k to $602k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Samburu Project Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milk & Honey Ministries Inc ($602k), Chasdei Devorah Inc ($603k) and American Friends of Journey House Actions Rwanda Inc ($602k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $356k against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $184k. It reported 5 employees.