American Foundation for the Univers Ity of British Columbia

Analysis

American Foundation for the Univers Ity of British Columbia is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1991, 35 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 supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, American Foundation for the Univers Ity of British Columbia reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.7m (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, American Foundation for the Univers Ity of British Columbia sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Educational Perspectives NFP ($1.7m), Saferworld USA Inc ($1.7m) and Katal Center for Equity Health and Justice Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $103k against liabilities of $101k, net assets of $1,989.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.