Focus International Development

Analysis

Focus International Development is a registered charity in United States, based in Carlsbad, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 2022, Focus International Development reported income of $168k and spending of $155k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $95k to $168k (+77%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 163%. 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, Focus International Development sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Japan Society of Boston Inc ($168k), New Life Endowment Inc ($168k) and Musana Tennessee ($168k).

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 $44k (28% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $123k. It reported 1 employees.