Medical Teams International

Analysis

Medical Teams International is a registered charity in United States, based in Tigard, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 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 September 2023, Medical Teams International reported income of $70.5m and spending of $79.7m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $84.0m to $70.5m (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Medical Teams International sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Israel Education Foundation Inc ($70.0m), Rise Against Hunger ($71.3m) and International Rice Research Institute ($70.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $26.3m. At year end it held assets of $31.8m against liabilities of $5.3m, net assets of $26.6m. It reported 168 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.