Advocates for Africa Inc

Analysis

Advocates for Africa Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bixby, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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, Advocates for Africa Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $711k to $3.4m (+376%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Advocates for Africa Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acf of Metro Atlanta Inc ($3.4m), Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South ($3.4m) and Childcare Worldwide ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $197k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $298k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 9 employees.