Mission Africa

Analysis

Mission Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Federal Way, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2007, 19 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, Mission Africa reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $222k to $1.5m (+588%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mission Africa sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Achievement of Oki Partners ($1.5m), Global Initiative for Economic Social and Cultural Rights ($1.5m) and Global Financial Integrity ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $278k. It paid $3,669 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $455k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $378k. It reported 8 employees.