Franciscans for the World

Analysis

Franciscans for the World is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2020, 6 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 June 2020, Franciscans for the World reported income of $258k and spending of $261k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2020, income fell from $328k to $258k (-21%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Franciscans for the World sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Karuna America ($257k), Aid Still Required ($258k) and Hoi Bac Ai-Love the Poor ($257k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $634 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $634.