Sorphan

Analysis

Sorphan is a registered charity in United States, based in Chandler, AZ. 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 2022, Sorphan reported income of $340k and spending of $33k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income fell from $1.7m to $340k (-80%), an average of -55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 7822%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sorphan sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impact of Hope International ($340k), Food for His Children ($340k) and Baptist Immigration Center ($339k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.