Basic Education Coalition

Analysis

Basic Education Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Basic Education Coalition reported income of $362k and spending of $342k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $289k to $362k (+26%), an average of +5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Basic Education Coalition sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pilgrims of Ibillin ($362k), Friends of the Helsinki Movement Foundation ($363k) and Obrien Schools for the Maasai NFP ($362k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $444k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $369k.