Little Dresses for Africa

Analysis

Little Dresses for Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Brownstown, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Little Dresses for Africa reported income of $330k and spending of $351k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $293k to $330k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Little Dresses for Africa sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corwyns Cause Inc ($330k), Innermission Inc ($330k) and Razing the Bar ($330k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (8.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $86k against liabilities of $9,168, net assets of $77k. It reported 1 employees.