Valentino Achak Deng Foundation

Analysis

Valentino Achak Deng Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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, Valentino Achak Deng Foundation reported income of $262k and spending of $391k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $291k to $262k (-10.0%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Valentino Achak Deng Foundation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include In Defense of Christians ($261k), West African Mercy Ministries ($262k) and Better Burma ($261k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (23% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $845k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $845k. It reported 2 employees.

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.