Beit El Baraka USA

Analysis

Beit El Baraka USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 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, Beit El Baraka USA reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.0m (-21%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Beit El Baraka USA sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adera Foundation ($1.0m), National Jewish Policy Center ($1.0m) and Foundation for Peace ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $222k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $222k.

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.