Maasai Development Project

Analysis

Maasai Development Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 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, Maasai Development Project reported income of $370k and spending of $401k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $196k to $370k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Maasai Development Project sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Punarnava Healing Community Inc ($370k), Fair World Project Inc ($370k) and Well of Hope America ($370k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $164k against liabilities of $979, net assets of $163k. It reported 3 employees.