Artists for Africa

Analysis

Artists for Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Artists for Africa reported income of $223k and spending of $210k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $236k to $223k (-5.6%), an average of -5.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Artists for Africa sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Auliya Council of North America a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ($223k), Italian-American Civic League ($223k) and Ventura High School Music Boosters ($223k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $112k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $112k.