Questscope Ltd

Analysis

Questscope Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 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 March 2023, Questscope Ltd reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $995k to $1.2m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Questscope Ltd sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shared Interest Inc ($1.2m), Kilgoris Project ($1.2m) and Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $237k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $814k, net assets of $322k. It reported 7 employees.