Concern America

Analysis

Concern America is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1973, 53 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 June 2024, Concern America reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $974k to $1.4m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Concern America sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Hope India Inc ($1.4m), Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy ($1.4m) and E L E M Youth in Distress Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $418k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 12 employees.