Global Alliance for Africa

Analysis

Global Alliance for Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 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, Global Alliance for Africa reported income of $395k and spending of $359k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $186k to $395k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Global Alliance for Africa sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haki Community Organization ($394k), Americas--Hand in Hand ($395k) and American Friends of the Bambi Homes Colombia ($394k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $19k. At year end it held assets of $317k against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $128k.