Fili

Analysis

Fili is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2015, 11 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, Fili reported income of $266k and spending of $294k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $375k to $266k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Fili sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Africa Partnership ($265k), Mercy Smiles International Outreach ($266k) and Indifly Incorporated ($265k).

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 $25k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $25k.

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.