International Downtown Association Foundation
Analysis
International Downtown Association Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2025. 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 supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.
In the financial year ending December 2023, International Downtown Association Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $445k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $502k to $1.3m (+162%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.
Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, International Downtown Association Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA Inc ($1.3m), Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund ($1.3m) and Foundation for International Understanding Through Students ($1.3m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $1.5m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 100%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Armenian Relief Society of Eastern USA Inc | Watertown | $1.3m |
| Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund | Santa Barbara | $1.3m |
| Foundation for International Understanding Through Students | Seattle | $1.3m |
| Leadership International Inc | Brentwood | $1.3m |