West African Research Association

Analysis

West African Research Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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 September 2023, West African Research Association reported income of $666k and spending of $646k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $626k to $666k (+6.3%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, West African Research Association sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Children of Haiti ($666k), International Alumni Association of Shri Mahavira Jaina Vidyalava Inc ($666k) and Sentinel Psychological Services LLC ($664k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $185k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $185k. It reported 1 employees.