Orphan Outreach

Analysis

Orphan Outreach is a registered charity in United States, based in Plano, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 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, Orphan Outreach reported income of $5.6m and spending of $5.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.1m to $5.6m (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Orphan Outreach sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peking University Education Foundation USA ($5.6m), Asia Harvest ($5.6m) and American Friends of Bais Hamedresh Taharos ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $327k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 28 employees.