Onesky

Analysis

Onesky is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Onesky reported income of $4.8m and spending of $5.9m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.7m to $4.8m (-27%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Onesky sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Echo Inc ($4.8m), Students International ($4.8m) and Semilla Nueva ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $577k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 18 employees.