Five Talents U S a

Analysis

Five Talents U S a is a registered charity in United States, based in Falls Church, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Five Talents U S a reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Five Talents U S a sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Network Initiative ($1.3m), Sister Connection a Nonprofitcorporation ($1.3m) and Helping Hands Ministries International Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $308k. It paid $1,358 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $858k against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $825k. It reported 10 employees.