Christian Outreach for Africa

Analysis

Christian Outreach for Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington HTS, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Christian Outreach for Africa reported income of $465k and spending of $490k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $941k to $465k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Christian Outreach for Africa 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 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stelos Alliance ($465k), Upper Valley Trails Alliance Inc ($465k) and Millennial Christian Schools ($465k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $362k against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $333k. It reported 1 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.