Friends of the British Council USA

Analysis

Friends of the British Council USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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 March 2024, Friends of the British Council USA reported income of $820k and spending of $824k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income fell from $2.1m to $820k (-61%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 89%. 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, Friends of the British Council USA sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Children of Grace ($820k), Water Engineers for the Americas ($820k) and Tigray-Ethiopian Communityassociation in Colorado ($819k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $117k against liabilities of $8,460, net assets of $108k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.