Open Field

Analysis

Open Field is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2012, 14 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, Open Field reported income of $492k and spending of $416k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $179k to $492k (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Open Field sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Codespa America ($492k), Beehive Global Inc ($492k) and Indian Rural Education and Charities Inc ($491k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $115k. At year end it held assets of $367k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $367k. It reported 7 employees.