Sister India Ltd

Analysis

Sister India Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Sister India Ltd reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sister India Ltd sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Africa Foundation USA ($1.3m), Living Waters for the World ($1.3m) and Tustins Friendship Association for Leprosy Inc ($1.3m).

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 $36k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18k. At year end it held assets of $321k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $308k. It reported 3 employees.