Cerge-Ei Foundation

Analysis

Cerge-Ei Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 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, Cerge-Ei Foundation reported income of $3.7m and spending of $4.3m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $3.7m (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Cerge-Ei Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Radius International ($3.7m), Lawfare Project Inc ($3.7m) and Agros International ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $204k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $12.3m against liabilities of $359k, net assets of $12.0m. It reported 2 employees.