Making the Grade-Hope for African Youth

Analysis

Making the Grade-Hope for African Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. 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, Making the Grade-Hope for African Youth reported income of $203k and spending of $142k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $203k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Making the Grade-Hope for African Youth sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ignite Asha ($203k), Christian Childrens Fund ($204k) and Ramp Global Missions ($203k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $219k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $219k.