Rafiki Village Project

Analysis

Rafiki Village Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 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, Rafiki Village Project reported income of $76k and spending of $79k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $76k (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Rafiki Village Project sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Korea America Economic Association Dept of Economics & Geography ($76k), Afar Foundation ($76k) and Destined for Grace ($76k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $96k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $96k.