Compassion in Action

Analysis

Compassion in Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Fall City, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 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, Compassion in Action reported income of $190k and spending of $164k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $302k to $190k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Compassion in Action 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 53rd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Princeton in Ishikawa Inc ($190k), Friends of Kollel Square Bnei Brak Inc ($191k) and Mexico Missions and Beyond Inc ($190k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $341k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $341k.