Fire Over Africa

Analysis

Fire Over Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Brentwood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 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, Fire Over Africa reported income of $50k and spending of $45k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $15k to $50k (+236%), an average of +236% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 236%. 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, Fire Over Africa sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Response Foundation ($50k), American Friends of Netzer Chazani Inc ($50k) and Berkat Ambon Charitable Fund ($50k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $32k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $32k.