Rev Birmingham Inc

Analysis

Rev Birmingham Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Rev Birmingham Inc reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.2m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.5m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rev Birmingham Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Press Institute Inc ($3.5m), Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center ($3.5m) and American Friends of Yagdil Torah Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $325k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $948k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 17 employees.