Afghan Health and Development Services

Analysis

Afghan Health and Development Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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, Afghan Health and Development Services reported income of $7.5m and spending of $7.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $507k to $7.5m (+1383%), an average of +146% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 439%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Afghan Health and Development Services sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Business Executives for National Security ($7.5m), Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International Inc ($7.5m) and African Economic Research Consortium Inc ($7.5m).

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 $3.4m (47% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $341k.