Friends of Navdanya

Analysis

Friends of Navdanya is a registered charity in United States, based in Florence, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Friends of Navdanya reported income of $350k and spending of $308k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $292k to $350k (+20%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Navdanya sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Komeo International Ministries Inc ($349k), Peruvian Partners ($350k) and Deeds Not Words ($349k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $194k against liabilities of $5,000, net assets of $189k.