Face Africa

Analysis

Face Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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 2022, Face Africa reported income of $297k and spending of $282k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $261k to $297k (+14%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Face Africa sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Romanian Evangelical Medical Mission ($297k), FHG International ($297k) and Ray of Hope Medical Missions Inc ($297k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $22k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $22k.