US Diplomatic Studies Foundation

Analysis

US Diplomatic Studies Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chandler, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 September 2023, US Diplomatic Studies Foundation reported income of $255k and spending of $264k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2023, income grew from $190k to $255k (+34%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2019, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, US Diplomatic Studies Foundation sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pearl Foundation Inc ($255k), Grandmother Project Inc ($255k) and Americans for the Israeli Third Way Inc ($255k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (48% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $63k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $44k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.