Invisible Children Inc

Analysis

Invisible Children Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 June 2023, Invisible Children Inc reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $6.2m to $5.2m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Invisible Children Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Federation for American Immigration Reform ($5.2m), Mission Mutual ($5.2m) and Guara Bi Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $745k. At year end it held assets of $207k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $82k. It reported 13 employees.