Friendship Force International Inc

Analysis

Friendship Force International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawrenceville, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Friendship Force International Inc reported income of $966k and spending of $946k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $966k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friendship Force International Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Home Life International Inc ($964k), Global Center for Human Rights ($966k) and New Hope Uganda Ministries Inc ($962k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $179k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $674k, net assets of $544k. It reported 10 employees.