Focus North America

Analysis

Focus North America is a registered charity in United States, based in Carnegie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Focus North America reported income of $4.4m and spending of $3.8m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $4.4m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Focus North America sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Memorial Elder Health Services ($4.4m), Schi Disability Services Inc ($4.4m) and Unleashing Potential ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $228k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $936k. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $179k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 34 employees.