Visions Global Empowerment

Analysis

Visions Global Empowerment is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Visions Global Empowerment reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.9m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.4m to $1.5m (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Visions Global Empowerment sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arms Control Association ($1.5m), Well Aware Inc ($1.5m) and South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $174k. It paid $8,140 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $408k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $375k. It reported 3 employees.