No Barriers USA

Analysis

No Barriers USA is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 December 2023, No Barriers USA reported income of $1.5m and spending of $3.1m, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.4m to $1.5m (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, No Barriers USA sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Assoc of Japan-America Societies Incorporated ($1.5m), Armenian Relief and Development Association ($1.5m) and Society for International Development Sid ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $281k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $675k. It paid $34k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 46 employees.