California · Nonprofit
ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC
ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC (California) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,339,887 to it, the largest being SANKEY FAMILY FOUNDATION ($1,832,073). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $21M
- Funders on record
- 45
- Grants received
- $7.3M
- Net assets
- $24M
What Assist International Inc does
Mission
Assist international partners with changemakers around the world to provide solutions that save lives and build resilient communities. We accomplish our mission with actionable projects that make a lasting and sustainable impact on the communities we serve.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
While we were not able to finish closing our ai medical oxygen production subsidiary in ethiopia in 2024, we took big steps towards that. We donated all oxygen plants and supplies to the amhara national regional state oxygen production and distribution centre in ethiopia. This was part of the design of the program which was grant funded.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Orphan village support & child welfare: in 2024, assist international deepened its commitment to vulnerable children through strategic partnerships in romania, thailand, uganda, and ukraine. These efforts provided holistic carefood, clothing, medicine, education, and emotional support to orphaned, refugee and at-risk children, as well as their caregivers and communities. Uganda: assist international supported three key initiatives: sewing hope children's village (atiak): in 2024, eleven children/grandchildren of joseph konyere welcomed into the village. Born to women abducted and impregnated by kony, these children had faced rejection elsewhere due to their lineage. They arrived in atiak with torn clothing and no shoes or broken shoes, seeking refuge and dignity. Not only were they embraced fully, they were given new shoes, clothing, socks, and underwear ensuring they were received with compassion and care. This act of restoration reflects the heart of our mission alongside sewing hope: offering a safe, loving home to children who have endured trauma and exclusion. Today, these children have access to education, medical care, nutritious meals, and a nurturing environment where…
$1,575,945 spent8% of program spendingElectrification: assist international's energy assist program brought reliable electricity to last-mile communities. In india, three solar mini-grids were constructed in remote villages, providing 24/7 power to over 1,150 people within the first 3 months of operation most of whom live below $4/day. In tanzania, assist partnered with health electrification & telecommunications alliance (heta) to electrify 24 health facilities and conducted strategic planning with local developers for a larger-scale program coming soon. In the drc, assist identified scalable opportunities with mini-grid developers and engaged with government stakeholders to align with national electrification priorities. These efforts lay the foundation for long-term energy access and economic growth in last-mile communities.
$1,382,507 spentof which $1,382,507 as grants7% of program spendingGlobal health: assist international's global health programs strengthened health systems for better patient care in 2024. Through the o2now initiative, 179 oxygen plant technicians were trained across nigeria, uganda, cambodia, and ethiopia, improving their ability to operate and maintain oxygen plants and ensure a continuous flow of life-saving oxygen for patients benefiting over 110 oxygen plants. The impact africa and most programs concluded after 3.5 years in 2024. 887 clinicians were trained through most in tanzania, reducing maternal mortality rates by 37% at intervention sites. Impact also upskilled 39 anesthesia educators and installed simulation centers at three universities, leading to a 21% increase in surgical volume at small hospitals where a graduate was placed and improved adherence to safe surgical practices.
$915,591 spentof which $915,591 as grants5% of program spendingWorkforce development (tvet):assist international expanded its role as a program design expert in 2024, creating a strategic tvet playbook and securing major investments for centers of excellence in india, tanzania, drc, and kazakhstan. These programs will equip youth with skills in advanced manufacturing, welding, electrical work, and specialized engineering. In india, assist supported the maker labs initiative to equip rural, at-risk, youth with stem training, resulting in 344 functional prototypes being created to claim seed funding for student-led startups, and over 1,800 students completing computing courses. Maker labs is empowering youth to break cycles of poverty through stem.
$887,992 spentof which $887,992 as grants4% of program spendingDelivering sustainable humanitarian aid and development programs worldwide. During the year, the organization partnered with hospitals, clinics, and local governments to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in underserved regions.
$15,306,634 spentof which $14,171,271 as grants76% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $20,068,669.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $15M to $21M (+34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 2% · 2023 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ralph Sudfeld
President/CEO
Board chair
Michael Comer
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $236k → $1.3M.
21 of 45 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 36% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 45 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
53% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 44% · 2018 27% · 2019 68% · 2020 40% · 2021 80% · 2022 35% · 2023 39% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
22% of ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 36% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 363 international nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 363 international nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $89k on record.
- Agency for International Development$89k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Assist International Global LLC · disregarded
- Ai Medical Oxygen Production · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC?
- ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC (California) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $7,339,887 to it, the largest being SANKEY FAMILY FOUNDATION ($1,832,073). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC have?
- IRS filings report 45 organizations giving $7,339,887 in grants to ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC?
- SANKEY FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,832,073 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSIST INTERNATIONAL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 45 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing