Friends of the Trinitarians

Analysis

Friends of the Trinitarians is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 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, Friends of the Trinitarians reported income of $244k and spending of $506k, spending 208% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $244k (-84%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 983%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friends of the Trinitarians sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cuirim Outreach Inc ($244k), Armenian Relief Mission ($244k) and Guatemala Deaf Ministries ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $355, net assets of $1.3m.