Sonia Shah Organization

Analysis

Sonia Shah Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Deerfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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, Sonia Shah Organization reported income of $162k and spending of $120k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $121k to $162k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sonia Shah Organization sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Affairs Council of St Louis ($162k), Abofrem Area Foundation Inc ($162k) and Caring & Sharing International ($162k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $357k against liabilities of $390, net assets of $356k.