Fund for American Diplomacy

Analysis

Fund for American Diplomacy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Fund for American Diplomacy reported income of $286k and spending of $472k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $322k to $286k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fund for American Diplomacy sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 35th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart 2 Hand Bingham Food Pantry ($286k), Beacon Child Development Center ($286k) and Faith Works Michigan ($286k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $27k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $208k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $91k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.