The Share Foundation

Analysis

The Share Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1982, 44 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, The Share Foundation reported income of $944k and spending of $849k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $781k to $944k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Share Foundation 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 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amity Institute Ltd ($943k), Lazarian World Homes ($945k) and America-Israel Friendship League Inc ($943k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $166k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 2 employees.