Imago Global Grassroots

Analysis

Imago Global Grassroots is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Imago Global Grassroots reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $509k to $1.8m (+254%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Imago Global Grassroots sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights ($1.8m), Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas ($1.8m) and Wellspring Foundation for Education ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $249k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $231k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $120k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 5 employees.