Outdoor Afro

Analysis

Outdoor Afro is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Outdoor Afro reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.8m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $675k to $1.9m (+180%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 374%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Outdoor Afro sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housatonic Valley Association Inc ($1.9m), Green Lake Association Inc ($1.9m) and US Working Group Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $399k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $740k. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $438k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 13 employees.