Mbeya

Analysis

Mbeya is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Mbeya reported income of $179k and spending of $184k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $225k to $179k (-20%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mbeya sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Kollel Emes Lyaakov Inc ($179k), Voices on the Border Inc ($179k) and Community Pure Water Foundation Inc ($179k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (42% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2,800. At year end it held assets of $435k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $435k.