American Friends of Meshi Inc

Analysis

American Friends of Meshi Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boca Raton, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, American Friends of Meshi Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.7m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, American Friends of Meshi Inc 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 84th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Starved Rock Country Community Foundation ($1.7m), Belpre Area Community Development Foundation ($1.7m) and Andersen Tax Foundation ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $2,353 against liabilities of $186k, net assets of -$183k. It reported 3 employees.