Girl Up Initiative Uganda

Analysis

Girl Up Initiative Uganda is a registered charity in United States, based in Goleta, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Girl Up Initiative Uganda reported income of $613k and spending of $654k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $284k to $613k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Girl Up Initiative Uganda sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Equip Foundation ($612k), Asian Pacific Children Fund ($613k) and The Littlest Lamb ($611k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $7,242. It paid $41k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $347k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $347k. It reported 1 employees.