World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth

Analysis

World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1953, 73 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 March 2023, World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.4m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $2.1m (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Medishare for Haiti Inc ($2.1m), Friends of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism ($2.1m) and Every Child Ministries Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $379k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 23 employees.