Asylum Access

Analysis

Asylum Access is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, 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 June 2024, Asylum Access reported income of $4.7m and spending of $9.3m, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $2.7m to $4.7m (+76%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Asylum Access 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Achievement of Central Indiana ($4.7m), Serrv International Inc ($4.7m) and Unknown Nations ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $898k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 12 employees.