Kentucky Institute for International Studies Inc

Analysis

Kentucky Institute for International Studies Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bowling Green, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Kentucky Institute for International Studies Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.7m (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 581%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Kentucky Institute for International Studies Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youthlinc ($2.7m), Beyond Borders Inc ($2.7m) and Israel-America Academic Exchange ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.5% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $410k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $630k against liabilities of $187k, net assets of $442k. It reported 5 employees.