World Affairs Council of Charleston

Analysis

World Affairs Council of Charleston is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, World Affairs Council of Charleston reported income of $65k and spending of $68k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income grew from $64k to $65k (+0.8%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, World Affairs Council of Charleston sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forgotten Children ($64k), Friends of N Binyamin Inc ($65k) and I Am Not4gotten Ministries Foundation ($64k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. At year end it held assets of $71k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $71k.