Birchtree

Analysis

Birchtree is a registered charity in United States, based in Portsmouth, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Birchtree reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $6.0m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Birchtree sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Justfundus ($5.9m), Indianapolis Colts Foundation Inc ($6.0m) and Tulsa Jewish Community Council Jewish Federation of Tulsa ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.5% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.8m. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 92 employees.