Transform African Ministries

Analysis

Transform African Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2013, 13 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, Transform African Ministries reported income of $109k and spending of $118k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $310k to $109k (-65%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Transform African Ministries sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Microloan Foundation USA Inc ($109k), Love From Above Ministries Inc ($109k) and Steps of Hope-Guatemala Inc ($109k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $23k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $23k.

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.