Central American Relief Efforts

Analysis

Central American Relief Efforts is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Central American Relief Efforts reported income of $70k and spending of $67k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $135k to $70k (-48%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Central American Relief Efforts sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voice of Love Asia Inc ($69k), Spring Rain International ($70k) and Times and Seasons Foundations Inc ($69k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $66k.