Aid Africa

Analysis

Aid Africa is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Aid Africa reported income of $99k and spending of $123k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $166k to $99k (-40%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Aid Africa sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miamibloco Inc ($99k), Joseph Jefferson Award Committee ($99k) and Rosemont Restoration Foundation Inc ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $7,543 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7,543.