Foundation Merieux USA

Analysis

Foundation Merieux USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Foundation Merieux USA reported income of $776k and spending of $676k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $766k to $776k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Foundation Merieux USA sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Answer International Foundation ($773k), Global Spine Outreach Inc ($777k) and Lydia Inc ($772k).

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 $175k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17k. At year end it held assets of $919k against liabilities of $349k, net assets of $571k. It reported 2 employees.