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American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa
American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa reported $10.2 million in revenue and $8.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.55 went to program services, $5.42 to management and general costs and $4.03 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $115,360 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 102% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.4MFor 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.6% | 86.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 8.0% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.0% | 2.6% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 96.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $115,360 | $341,362 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.37% | 1.06% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseAraha provides various relief and development programs to the needy in the horn of africa. The relief projects during humanitarian crisis include food distribution, shelter construction, and emergency healthcare. The development efforts include the building of schools and the distribution of school supplies, books, and computers to schools as well as student support: digging community water wells: and projects that empower families by providing them with tools that generate income such as water tankers, dairy goats and cows, and other small entrepreneurial projects
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DI Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $112,000 | $0 | $3,360 | $115,360 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $112K (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–1b9 · 9 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 57
- Volunteers Part I, line 655
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa totaling $16,271 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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Questions people ask
How much of American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa reported that 90.6% of its $8.4 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 4.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $115,360, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Relief Agency for the Horn of Africa a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1989714 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 202513219349327511 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422339349301422 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342279349303279 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201869349300535 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141259349301224 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001899349300335 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1989714: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.