Aff Foundation

Analysis

Aff Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2022, 4 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, Aff Foundation reported income of $7.7m and spending of $7.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $206k to $7.7m (+3614%), an average of +509% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 4478%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Aff Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Equality Now Inc ($7.6m), Article 19 Inc ($7.7m) and Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $283k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 26 employees.