Emerging Markets Forum

Analysis

Emerging Markets Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2006, 20 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, Emerging Markets Forum reported income of $147k and spending of $141k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $395k to $147k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Emerging Markets Forum sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Semper Fi Community Task Force ($147k), Portland-Guadalajara Sister Cities Association Inc ($147k) and Medinova Ny Inc ($147k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $61k against liabilities of $264k, net assets of -$203k.