Comfort Aid International

Analysis

Comfort Aid International is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmont, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 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, Comfort Aid International reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.5m to $5.4m (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. 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, Comfort Aid International sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concordia Summit Inc ($5.3m), Ecopeace Middle East Environmental Ngo Forum ($5.4m) and Blessings International ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $79k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $96, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 1 employees.