The International Student Exchange Programs

Analysis

The International Student Exchange Programs is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, The International Student Exchange Programs reported income of $12.2m and spending of $11.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.7m to $12.2m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 130%. 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, The International Student Exchange Programs 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 VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for Womens Rights in Development ($12.2m), DT Institute ($12.3m) and The Boma Project Inc ($12.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $832k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $10.0m against liabilities of $8.1m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 43 employees.