Charities Aid Foundation America meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Charities Aid Foundation America (CAF America) is a global grantmaking organization assisting corporations, foundations, and individuals. The organization streamlines the grantmaking process to eliminate risk and administrative burden. CAF America is able to accept funds from United States donors who can then recommend that CAF America use those funds to support foreign charitable organizations or projects. The organization reports that it enables donors to support the causes they care about by assisting them in making strategic and tax-advantaged grants internationally and domestically.
For the year ended April 30, 2020, Charities Aid Foundation America's program expenses were:
Donor advised funds |
$261,258,666 |
Friends of Charity funds |
$34,099,304 |
Other program services |
$27,557,192 |
Donor advised gifts |
$11,389,102 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$334,304,264 |
*2019 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause- related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $419,376,089, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Charities Aid Foundation America's IRS Form 990 for the year ended April 30, 2020.
Source of Funds |
Contributions and grants |
$419,376,089 |
Program service revenue (fees) |
$7,680,746 |
Unrealized gains on investments, net |
$1,458,195 |
Investment revenue |
$1,014,328 |
Other revenue |
$56,367 |
Total Income |
$429,585,725 |
- Programs: 86%
- Fundraising: 14%
- Administrative: Less than 1%
Total Income |
$429,585,725 |
Program expenses |
$334,304,264 |
Fundraising expenses |
$52,267,898 |
Administrative expenses |
$2,657,125 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$389,229,287 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$40,356,438 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$155,775,159 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$194,095,558 |
Total Liabilities |
$3,544,691 |
Total Assets |
$197,640,249 |