Ehealth Africa

Analysis

Ehealth Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Ehealth Africa reported income of $43.8m and spending of $22.2m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $21.5m to $43.8m (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ehealth Africa sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centracare Health System Sauk Centre ($43.8m), Coffeyville Regional Medical Center Inc ($43.8m) and Gainesville Community Hospital Inc ($43.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $34.9m against liabilities of $500k, net assets of $34.4m. It reported 4 employees.