Sasakawa Africa Association

Analysis

Sasakawa Africa Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Japan. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 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).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sasakawa Africa Association reported income of $15.6m and spending of $14.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.3m to $15.6m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sasakawa Africa Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pyxera Global Inc ($15.5m), Alliance for Open Society International Inc ($15.7m) and Brac USA Inc ($15.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $347k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $15.7m against liabilities of $8.2m, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 181 employees.