Cispes Education Fund

Analysis

Cispes Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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, Cispes Education Fund reported income of $473k and spending of $528k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $370k to $473k (+28%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 52%. 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, Cispes Education Fund sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethlehem International Christian Foundation ($472k), United for Change Center for Intl Development & Global Citizenship ($474k) and Brian Bill Foundation Inc ($472k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $210k. At year end it held assets of $186k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $171k. It reported 20 employees.