Growing African Solutions

Analysis

Growing African Solutions is a registered charity in United States, based in Valley Forge, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Growing African Solutions reported income of $68k and spending of $3,159, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $220k to $68k (-69%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 6.2% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Growing African Solutions sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Female Lawyers and Advocate Association Inc ($68k), Li Beinu Inc ($68k) and Rights Counsel ($68k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 24% of the total. At year end it held assets of $367k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $367k.