US for Belize Foundation Research & Environmental Education

Analysis

US for Belize Foundation Research & Environmental Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Gainesville, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 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, US for Belize Foundation Research & Environmental Education reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $583k to $1.1m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, US for Belize Foundation Research & Environmental Education sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We the World Inc ($1.1m), Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association ($1.1m) and Nison Pinson Foundation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $179k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 3 employees.