Uplift Afghanistan

Analysis

Uplift Afghanistan is a registered charity in United States, based in Westlake VLG, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Uplift Afghanistan reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.8m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+39%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Uplift Afghanistan sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dignity Matters Inc ($1.5m), Weston Wing Inc ($1.5m) and Grace C Mae Advocate Center Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1,006, net assets of $1.1m.