Rwanda Shines

Analysis

Rwanda Shines is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 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, Rwanda Shines reported income of $124k and spending of $134k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $84k to $124k (+47%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Rwanda Shines sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Dominican Medical Missions Inc ($124k), Acacia Global Inc ($124k) and Flushing Rotary Charitable Trust ($124k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $14k.