Comfort for Africa

Analysis

Comfort for Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Elkins Park, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 December 2023, Comfort for Africa reported income of $58k and spending of $82k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $50k to $58k (+15%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Comfort for Africa sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 21st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jeremiah Project ($58k), Mercys Hope ($58k) and Fundacion Suenos Inc ($58k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $191k against liabilities of $1,777, net assets of $189k.