Oba Foundation

Analysis

Oba Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Oba Foundation reported income of $216k and spending of $142k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $216k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 361%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Oba Foundation 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 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diverse Future Foundation Inc ($216k), Priority Africa Network ($216k) and Dance of Asian America ($215k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.9% and program service revenue 90% of the total. It paid $85k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $115k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $115k.