Medical Ambassadors International

Analysis

Medical Ambassadors International is a registered charity in United States, based in Salida, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 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, Medical Ambassadors International reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.0m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Medical Ambassadors International sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for Indias Development Inc ($3.0m), The Human Development Foundation of North America ($3.0m) and Youth for a Better World Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $321k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $213k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 22 employees.