National Down Syndrome Society

Analysis

National Down Syndrome Society is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 years ago. 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, National Down Syndrome Society reported income of $3.4m and spending of $4.2m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.4m (+20%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, National Down Syndrome Society sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enterprise Center Capital Corporation ($3.4m), Lititz Area Mennonite School ($3.4m) and Lutheran Community Services for the Aged Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 7.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $12.4m. It reported 29 employees.