Touching Africa Ministries

Analysis

Touching Africa Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Touching Africa Ministries reported income of $217k and spending of $191k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $199k to $217k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Touching Africa Ministries sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project 216 Inc ($216k), United Way of Richmond County Inc ($217k) and Medina County Law Enforcement Association LLC ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $40k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $40k.