Foundation for African Medicine and Education

Analysis

Foundation for African Medicine and Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Redding, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 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, Foundation for African Medicine and Education reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.8m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.3m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Foundation for African Medicine and Education sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inclusive Development International ($2.3m), Justice Ventures International ($2.3m) and Mercy Maternity House Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 3 employees.