Colleagues International

Analysis

Colleagues International is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 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, Colleagues International reported income of $293k and spending of $339k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $220k to $293k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Colleagues International sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watumull Family Childrens Fund ($293k), Jovenes Adelante US ($293k) and Alaska International Ministries LLC ($292k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $154k. At year end it held assets of $177k against liabilities of $3,620, net assets of $174k. It reported 5 employees.