Operation Fistula

Analysis

Operation Fistula is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2008, 18 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, Operation Fistula reported income of $503k and spending of $423k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $600k to $503k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Operation Fistula 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 75th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of the National Gallery of Australia Inc ($503k), Japan America Society of the State ($504k) and Chalice of Mercy Inc ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $342k against liabilities of $61k, net assets of $281k.