Orphans Africa

Analysis

Orphans Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Fox Island, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 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, Orphans Africa reported income of $252k and spending of $289k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $182k to $252k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Orphans Africa sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Samaritans Place Inc ($252k), International Faith Initiatives Inc ($252k) and Kids Ark-Usa ($252k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $320. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $21k against liabilities of $386k, net assets of -$364k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.