Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society

Analysis

Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Savannah, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society reported income of $139k and spending of $101k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $115k to $139k (+20%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gooding County Senior Citizens Organization Inc ($139k), Good Shepherd Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Inc ($139k) and Mountain Post Santas Workshop ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $273k.