Orphan Grain Train Inc

Analysis

Orphan Grain Train Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Norfolk, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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 May 2024, Orphan Grain Train Inc reported income of $48.9m and spending of $47.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income grew from $48.5m to $48.9m (+0.8%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Orphan Grain Train Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Give2asia ($48.7m), Summer Institute of Linguistics Inc ($49.0m) and International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropic ($47.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (0.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $677k. At year end it held assets of $33.5m against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $33.4m. It reported 16 employees.