Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology

Analysis

Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.3m (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($1.3m), Human Rights Activists ($1.3m) and Team Tassy ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $173k (14% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $9,723, net assets of $2.0m.