Latin American Relief Fund

Analysis

Latin American Relief Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Laredo, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Latin American Relief Fund reported income of $172k and spending of $56k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $87k to $172k (+99%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Latin American Relief Fund sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Troop Rewards Inc ($172k), Every Life Inc ($172k) and Unum International Inc ($172k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. It paid $1,685 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $311k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $311k.