Birch Hill Terrace

Analysis

Birch Hill Terrace is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchester, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Birch Hill Terrace reported income of $17.2m and spending of $20.8m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $13.1m to $17.2m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Birch Hill Terrace sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Health and Social Services Consortium Inc ($17.2m), Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties ($17.2m) and Hospice of the Panhandle Inc ($17.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. At year end it held assets of $65.1m against liabilities of $67.8m, net assets of -$2.6m. It reported 259 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.