Friends in Action

Analysis

Friends in Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Durham, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Friends in Action reported income of $332k and spending of $308k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $277k to $332k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Friends in Action sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maji Safi Group ($332k), Northwest Montana United Way ($332k) and United Way of Carlton and Pine County Area ($331k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $114k. At year end it held assets of $414k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $401k. It reported 20 employees.