Relief International Inc

Analysis

Relief International Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 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, Relief International Inc reported income of $72.5m and spending of $73.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $44.7m to $72.5m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 35%. 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, Relief International Inc 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 98th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morasha Olami Inc ($71.5m), Cnfa ($73.1m) and Rise Against Hunger ($71.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (1.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24.2m. It paid $61k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $19.5m against liabilities of $18.1m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 185 employees.