Ummah Relief International

Analysis

Ummah Relief International is a registered charity in United States, based in Elgin, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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, Ummah Relief International reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.3m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $608k to $1.7m (+178%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 803%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Ummah Relief International sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include His Voice Inc ($1.7m), Bulamu International ($1.7m) and National Peace Corps Association ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2,431. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $671k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 11 employees.