Congo Leadership Initiative

Analysis

Congo Leadership Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 June 2024, Congo Leadership Initiative reported income of $291k and spending of $296k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income grew from $284k to $291k (+2.5%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Congo Leadership Initiative sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Proyecto Fe Inc ($291k), Graceful Warrior Project ($291k) and Refugee Girls Worldwide USA Inc ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $20k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $20k.