Center for Third World Organizing

Analysis

Center for Third World Organizing is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 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, Center for Third World Organizing reported income of $12.5m and spending of $9.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $873k to $12.5m (+1332%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Third World Organizing sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Academy in Rome ($12.5m), Palestinian American Medical Association ($12.5m) and American Friends of Soroka Medical Center Inc ($12.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $9.2m against liabilities of $104k, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 43 employees.