Sam Elimu Charity

Analysis

Sam Elimu Charity is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Sam Elimu Charity reported income of $486k and spending of $328k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $247k to $486k (+97%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 360%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sam Elimu Charity sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas Educational Technology Consortium Inc ($486k), Regenesis Institute for Regenerative Practice ($486k) and Ozark Natural Science Center Inc ($486k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $662k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $662k.