Fair Labor Association

Analysis

Fair Labor Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, Fair Labor Association reported income of $10.1m and spending of $9.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.6m to $10.1m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Fair Labor Association 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 95th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance for Medical Outreach and Relief ($10.1m), Father Wasson Legacy Endowment Inc ($10.2m) and Maxwell Leadership Foundation Inc ($10.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $821k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $7.4m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 33 employees.