Columbus Council on World Affairs

Analysis

Columbus Council on World Affairs is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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 June 2023, Columbus Council on World Affairs reported income of $928k and spending of $951k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $928k (-9.7%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Columbus Council on World Affairs sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grasp International Incorporated ($928k), Bridge of Community and Hope ($929k) and Girl Security ($927k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $504k. At year end it held assets of $469k against liabilities of $7,635, net assets of $461k. It reported 8 employees.