Encounter Programs Incorporated

Analysis

Encounter Programs Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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 August 2023, Encounter Programs Incorporated reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.7m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.4m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Encounter Programs Incorporated sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International American Education Foundation Inc ($2.4m), Moonlight Humanity Foundation ($2.4m) and Agape Flights Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $392k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $662k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 7 employees.