The Ndigo Foundation

Analysis

The Ndigo Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Ndigo Foundation reported income of $725k and spending of $699k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $28k to $725k (+2537%), an average of +127% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 342%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Ndigo Foundation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Depaul School in Northeastern Pa ($725k), Micro-Society Inc ($725k) and Roeliff Jansen Community Library ($725k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $133k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $98k.