Face the World Foundation

Analysis

Face the World Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1994, 32 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, Face the World Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $853k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $1.0m (-0.9%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Face the World Foundation 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 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Jewish Policy Center ($1.0m), A Spring of Hope Inc ($1.0m) and Beit El Baraka USA ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $743k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $703k. It reported 6 employees.