Birzeit University Fund

Analysis

Birzeit University Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Walled Lake, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 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, Birzeit University Fund reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $627k to $1.4m (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 712%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Birzeit University Fund sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lift ($1.4m), Pinellas Mycroschool Inc ($1.4m) and Day One Early Learning Community Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6,000 (0.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $265k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $265k.