Signal Mountain Social Services

Analysis

Signal Mountain Social Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Signal MTN, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Signal Mountain Social Services reported income of $524k and spending of $417k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $247k to $524k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Signal Mountain Social Services sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Family Resiliency Center Inc ($524k), Family Life Resource Center Inc ($524k) and National Kidney Foundation ($524k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $131k. At year end it held assets of $954k against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $880k. It reported 11 employees.