Operation Bootstrap-Africa

Analysis

Operation Bootstrap-Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 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 August 2023, Operation Bootstrap-Africa reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.8m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Operation Bootstrap-Africa sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Multifaith Alliance Inc ($1.8m), Childfund Alliance ($1.8m) and Guernica Centre for International Justice ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 3 employees.