Friends of Qalam School

Analysis

Friends of Qalam School is a registered charity in United States, based in Darien, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2014, 12 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 Qalam School reported income of $187k and spending of $155k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $226k to $187k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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 Qalam School sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Migros Aid Inc ($187k), Connect Israel ($187k) and Alvaralice Foundation ($187k).

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 $379k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $379k.