Recovery Africa

Analysis

Recovery Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Recovery Africa reported income of $158k and spending of $6,894, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $379k to $158k (-58%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 11% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Recovery Africa sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Society for Hyaluronan Sciences ($158k), Endependent Properties Inc ($158k) and Center for Clergy Care and Education Inc ($158k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,726 (40% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $690k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $690k. It reported 1 employees.