Minnesota Tamil Sangam

Analysis

Minnesota Tamil Sangam is a registered charity in United States, based in Eden Prairie, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 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, Minnesota Tamil Sangam reported income of $51k and spending of $230k, spending 452% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $6,050 to $51k (+740%), an average of +740% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 740%. Over the whole period it spent 544% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Minnesota Tamil Sangam sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 16th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kenya with Love Inc ($51k), Unto Me International ($51k) and Food for Hunger International Foundation ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $32k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $32k.