Zonta International Foundation

Analysis

Zonta International Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak Brook, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 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 2023, Zonta International Foundation reported income of $2.2m and spending of $4.2m, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.2m (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Zonta International Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute of the Americas ($2.2m), Friends Of@congregation Yetev Lev Antwerp Inc ($2.2m) and Arizona Immigrant and Refugee Services Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 108% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $125k. At year end it held assets of $18.5m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $16.8m.