African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership

Analysis

African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2013, 13 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, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership reported income of $11.0m and spending of $11.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $11.0m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Emergency Relief ($11.0m), International Center for Journalists Inc ($11.0m) and Penny Appeal USA Inc ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $434k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $358k. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $8.8m, net assets of -$851k.

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.