Ideas Beyond Borders Inc

Analysis

Ideas Beyond Borders Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2018, 8 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, Ideas Beyond Borders Inc reported income of $7.7m and spending of $4.5m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $7.7m (+370%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Ideas Beyond Borders Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oneworld Health ($7.7m), Junior Achievement of South Florida ($7.8m) and Article 19 Inc ($7.7m).

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 $304k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $310k. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 5 employees.