Open Arms

Analysis

Open Arms is a registered charity in United States, based in Tigard, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1985, 41 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Open Arms reported income of $184k and spending of $222k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $244k to $184k (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Open Arms sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Real Hope Ministries Inc ($184k), Friends of Chikwa Parish NFP ($184k) and Yonsei Basketball Association ($184k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9,000 (4.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 1 employees.