Kohan International Foundation

Analysis

Kohan International Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Culver City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Kohan International Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $785k to $1.1m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Kohan International Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Charities Gallup Inc ($1.1m), Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club Inc ($1.1m) and Service Center for Independent Life ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $317k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $582k. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $90k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.