International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

Analysis

International Center for Biosaline Agriculture is a registered charity in United States, based in United Arab Emirates. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture reported income of $10.8m and spending of $9.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.3m to $10.8m (-4.4%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 18%. 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, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Inc ($10.8m), Empower-Emerging Markets Foundation ($10.9m) and Chicago Council on Global Affairs ($10.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $32.8m against liabilities of $11.1m, net assets of $21.7m.