Bakerripley

Analysis

Bakerripley is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1970, 56 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, Bakerripley reported income of $532.7m and spending of $544.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $365.8m to $532.7m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bakerripley sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Central L a Reg Central for Dvlopmntly Disabled Persons Inc ($532.5m), Regional Center of Orange County ($558.2m) and Central Valley Regional Center Inc ($522.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.3m (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $76.6m. It paid $92k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $166.5m against liabilities of $61.3m, net assets of $105.2m. It reported 1,883 employees.