4africa

Analysis

4africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Worth, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 June 2024, 4africa reported income of $5.7m and spending of $4.2m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.1m to $5.7m (+398%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, 4africa sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nest Inc ($5.7m), Hope 4 Kids International ($5.7m) and Global Center on Cooperative Security Inc ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $238k, net assets of $3.1m.