South Asia Advocates

Analysis

South Asia Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirkland, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, South Asia Advocates reported income of $961k and spending of $752k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $727k to $961k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South Asia Advocates sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Telehealth Initiative ($961k), Indiana Healthcare Foundation ($962k) and Alleghany County Group Homes Inc ($961k).

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 $3,556 (0.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $325k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $325k. It reported 1 employees.