Emergency USA

Analysis

Emergency USA is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2010, 16 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, Emergency USA reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $579k to $1.1m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Emergency USA sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Iranian American Council ($1.1m), Christian Blind Mission International Inc ($1.1m) and Cova Agua ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (14% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $863k against liabilities of $451k, net assets of $412k. It reported 1 employees.