Mother Africa

Analysis

Mother Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Kent, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 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, Mother Africa reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.6m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mother Africa sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groundswell Community Mural Project Inc ($1.6m), Silverstone by Hunt ($1.6m) and St Pauls Community Center ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $268k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $875k. At year end it held assets of $975k against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $901k. It reported 23 employees.