Cleveland Council on World Affairs

Analysis

Cleveland Council on World Affairs is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1944, 82 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 June 2023, Cleveland Council on World Affairs reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Cleveland Council on World Affairs sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Micah Project Inc ($1.5m), International Aid Charity ($1.5m) and International Health Care Foundation ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $360k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $299k, net assets of $854k. It reported 9 employees.