Meds for Africa

Analysis

Meds for Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Meds for Africa reported income of $123k and spending of $106k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $27k to $123k (+360%), an average of +360% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 360%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Meds for Africa sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bigfork Valley Foundation ($123k), Mama Bird Doula Services ($123k) and House of Hope of Washington County ($123k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $35k.