Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania

Analysis

Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania reported income of $566k and spending of $564k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $566k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spina Bifida Association of Western Pennsylvania sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salvus Clinic Inc ($566k), Service League of Union Hospital Inc ($566k) and XDS Inc ($566k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $320k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $394k, net assets of $831k. It reported 54 employees.