Muscular Dystrophy Association

Analysis

Muscular Dystrophy Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1952, 74 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Muscular Dystrophy Association reported income of $59.4m and spending of $62.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $101.0m to $59.4m (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Muscular Dystrophy Association 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 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include J C Blair Memorial Hospital ($59.4m), Kidspeace National Centers Inc ($59.5m) and St Lukes Hospital-Easton Campus ($59.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.7m. At year end it held assets of $66.6m against liabilities of $58.2m, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 242 employees.