Friends of Ruwenzori Foundation

Analysis

Friends of Ruwenzori Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Orinda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Friends of Ruwenzori Foundation reported income of $253k and spending of $271k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $275k to $253k (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Ruwenzori Foundation sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wellbeing and Education Foundation ($253k), Two Top Mountain Adaptive Sports Foundation Inc ($253k) and Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation ($253k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (21% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $99k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $99k. It reported 1 employees.