Friends of the Forum

Analysis

Friends of the Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Dana Point, CA. 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, Friends of the Forum reported income of $897k and spending of $717k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $581k to $897k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friends of the Forum sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Inc ($897k), Konbit Sante Cap-Haitien Health ($897k) and Santa Cruz Breakers Inc ($896k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.