Africa Humanitarian Action Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Galvanize resources to support the delivery of essential humanitarian assistance through activities in lifesaving medical services; emergency food and nutrition assistance; shelter; response to outbreaks of disease; maternal and newborn healthcare; emergency mental health interventions; and related activities in humanitarian crises caused by conflicts and natural disasters affecting refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and migrants, irrespective of the origin or cause of their needs.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 72%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 48% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $902,842 spent. Secured and disbursed grants from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Populations, Refugees and Migration (BPRM) to provide core lifesaving health care and emergency mental health support response projects for refugees and the host community in South Sudan. AHA's grant improved the overall delivery of lifesaving health care, maternal and newborn health, emergency mental health, and essential sanitation services; and contributed to the prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission and impact reduction for over 60,000 refugees and host community population in the Ajuong Thok refugee camp and surrounding area, in the Republic of South Sudan, in accordance with AHA's project agreement with the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM).
- $254,721 spent. AHA secured a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation which provided lifesaving support to emergency water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and food assistance for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. Activities supported by AHA's grant include daily water trucking in 13 settlement camps, reaching 22,332 people daily, and the distribution of cash vouchers for 200 vulnerable families.
- $85,266 spent. AHA secured a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to provide lifesaving food security and livelihood assistance for 200 of the most vulnerable households in the Berhale district of the Afar Region of Ethiopia affected by conflict and displacement as a result of the armed conflict in Northern Ethiopia.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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