Brunswick Area Respite Program

Analysis

Brunswick Area Respite Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Bath, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Brunswick Area Respite Program reported income of $214k and spending of $280k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $414k to $214k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Brunswick Area Respite Program sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clark County Community Foundation Inc ($214k), Haverhill Heritage Inc ($214k) and Ohio Merchants ($214k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (34% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $93k. At year end it held assets of $840k against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $599k. It reported 9 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.