Operation Broken Silence

Analysis

Operation Broken Silence is a registered charity in United States, based in Memphis, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 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, Operation Broken Silence reported income of $411k and spending of $479k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $145k to $411k (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Operation Broken Silence sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quixote Center Incorporated ($411k), Yeshivas Derech Hamlech Inc ($412k) and Friends of Sabeel-North America ($411k).

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 $50k (10% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $140k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $140k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.