Crisis Action Inc

Analysis

Crisis Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 May 2024, Crisis Action Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $737k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income fell from $3.2m to $1.2m (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Crisis Action Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% 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 Boaz Project Inc ($1.2m), Nueva Esperanza- New Hope Girls Inc ($1.2m) and Boyers Pond-Shekinah Ministries ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $238k. At year end it held assets of $983k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $960k. It reported 8 employees.