Zeruzeru

Analysis

Zeruzeru is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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, Zeruzeru reported income of $53k and spending of $69k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $84k to $53k (-36%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Zeruzeru sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 18th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nuway Foundation Inc ($53k), Institute for Applied Science ($53k) and Mercy International Mission USA ($53k).

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 $21k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $21k.