African Outreach Ministries

Analysis

African Outreach Ministries is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheaton, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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 (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 Outreach Ministries reported income of $186k and spending of $262k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $305k to $186k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, African Outreach Ministries sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peacemaker Ministries ($186k), Mission Haiti Inc ($186k) and The Jewish Institute for the Blind Jerusalem Inc ($185k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (28% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $36k against liabilities of $162, net assets of $36k. It reported 3 employees.