Mission Gait

Analysis

Mission Gait is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 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, Mission Gait reported income of $715k and spending of $246k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $576k to $715k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mission Gait sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation Escalera Inc ($715k), Project 82 Kenya Inc ($718k) and Family Hope International ($714k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $4,295, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 4 employees.