Friends of the Ceeli Institute

Analysis

Friends of the Ceeli Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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 August 2023, Friends of the Ceeli Institute reported income of $751k and spending of $518k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $446k to $751k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friends of the Ceeli Institute sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lost Children of Peru Inc ($750k), U S Committee for Human Rights in North Korea ($752k) and Provision International Inc ($749k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $316k against liabilities of $187k, net assets of $129k. It reported 2 employees.