African Peoples Education and Defense Fund Inc

Analysis

African Peoples Education and Defense Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in St Petersburg, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, African Peoples Education and Defense Fund Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.8m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.5m (+6.5%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, African Peoples Education and Defense Fund Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho Foundation Inc ($1.5m), Turnout Activism Inc ($1.5m) and Macomb County Child Advocacy Center Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $568k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $5,737, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 43 employees.