Mission Flight

Analysis

Mission Flight is a registered charity in United States, based in El Monte, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mission Flight reported income of $564k and spending of $490k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $277k to $564k (+104%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Mission Flight sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Namikango Mission US Incorporated ($564k), Touch of Love International ($564k) and Khayamandi Foundation Inc ($563k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $859k, net assets of $472k. It reported 2 employees.