City of Refuge

Analysis

City of Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Worthing, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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, City of Refuge reported income of $513k and spending of $501k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $407k to $513k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, City of Refuge sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Air Campaigners Albania Inc ($513k), Be Free Revolution Inc ($514k) and Austin Samaritans ($513k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $48k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $42k. At year end it held assets of $115k against liabilities of $4,498, net assets of $111k. It reported 3 employees.