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Medecins Sans Frontieres USA
Also known as Doctors Without Borders USA Inc.
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA reported $776.9 million in revenue and $774.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $83.54 went to program services, $1.59 to management and general costs and $14.87 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $386,961 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 139 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 79% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $774MFor context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $777MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.5% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 14.9% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.8% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $386,961 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.05% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 139 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.1 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEmergency and medical programs - in 2024, doctors without borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (msf) provided emergency medical care to millions of people caught in crises in more than 70 countries around the world. Msf USA provided grants to support programs in over 60 of those countries. Msf USA funding supports those programs, providing assistance when catastrophic events - such as armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, or natural disasters - overwhelm local health systems. Msf USA grants also support comprehensive, and in some cases long-standing, treatment programs for people living with a…
Msf-USA engages in the recruitment and placement of medical and other professionals from the united states to work on various medical humanitarian emergency programs. Msf-USA employed 187 medical staff and other professionals on a total of 262 international assignments in 31 countries in 2024
Communications - bearing witness to humanitarian needs and speaking out for the health and wellbeing of our patients are central to msf's founding principles. These activities aim to improve conditions for people caught in crisis or facing barriers to health care. Through its communications, msf USA helps raise awareness about medical and humanitarian emergencies around the world. The organization's reporting draws public attention to situations of extreme violence, abuse, or neglect. Msf demands equitable access to medical care and to essential medicines, vaccines, and other health products.…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $351,008 | $0 | $35,953 | $386,961 |
| DEPUTY TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $289,162 | $0 | $49,439 | $338,601 |
| CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $254,435 | $0 | $65,159 | $319,594 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $268,631 | $0 | $44,832 | $313,463 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $246,024 | $0 | $64,383 | $310,407 |
| INT'L INFO SYSTEMS COORDINATOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $259,537 | $0 | $47,780 | $307,317 |
| CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $233,537 | $0 | $63,801 | $297,338 |
| SR.DIR.,INTEGRATED CHANNEL MARKETING Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $224,376 | $0 | $63,322 | $287,698 |
139 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Medecins Sans Frontieres USA (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $5.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5513
- Volunteers Part I, line 637
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PERSONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES Fundraising & canvassing svcs | $2,439,050 |
| JACKSON RIVER LLC Fundraising tech & strategy | $1,039,519 |
| MOORE A SERIES (THD) Fundraising & strategy | $725,308 |
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Risk management & tech support | $509,194 |
| DVCANVASS LLC Fundraising & canvassing svcs | $364,327 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 14 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2,370 private foundations reported grants to Medecins Sans Frontieres USA totaling $51M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Medecins Sans Frontieres USA's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Medecins Sans Frontieres USA, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Medecins Sans Frontieres USA spent in 2024, $83.54 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Medecins Sans Frontieres USA's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Medecins Sans Frontieres USA reported that 83.5% of its $774.3 million in expenses went to program services, 1.6% to management and general and 14.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Medecins Sans Frontieres USA pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Medecins Sans Frontieres USA reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $386,961, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Medecins Sans Frontieres USA get its money?
Of $776.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 96.8% came from contributions and grants and 1.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Medecins Sans Frontieres USA a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3433452 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503179349303040 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403069349301755 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202342829349300419 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232149349301228 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131669349301903 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031769349301408 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3433452: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.