Y Africa

Analysis

Y Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Verne, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 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, Y Africa reported income of $770k and spending of $743k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $419k to $770k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Y Africa sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kamukama Foundation ($770k), Endpoverty Org ($771k) and Kay Tita ($769k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $97k against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $42k.