Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria

Analysis

Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria reported income of $294k and spending of $274k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $732k to $294k (-60%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 44%. 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, Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 35th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Malawi Childrens Initiative ($294k), Go Conscious Earth Inc ($294k) and Hogar de LA Promesa ($293k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $12k (4.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $217k against liabilities of $194k, net assets of $23k.