Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc

Analysis

Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable 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 December 2023, Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $172k to $1.8m (+936%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 476%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio Valley Construction Education Foundation ($1.8m), Boy Scouts of America ($1.8m) and Lighthouse of Pinellas Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 117% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $364k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $398k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 7 employees.