Ushahidi Inc

Analysis

Ushahidi Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Orlando, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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, Ushahidi Inc reported income of $319k and spending of $1.7m, spending 518% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $319k (-82%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 512%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Ushahidi Inc sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agua Viva Serves Inc ($319k), North American Regional Committee for St Georges College Inc ($319k) and Native Future ($319k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $839k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.7m.