Friends in Action International Inc
Analysis
Friends in Action International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Elizabethtown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Friends in Action International Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.1m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Friends in Action International Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cassia ($2.1m), RBN Foundation ($2.1m) and Independent Catholic Foundation ($2.1m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $548k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $636k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 18 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 97%
- Other 3.5%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cassia | Edina | $2.1m |
| RBN Foundation | New Haven | $2.1m |
| Independent Catholic Foundation | Altoona | $2.1m |
| Wiseman Ministries Inc | Longview | $2.1m |