Fresh Air Family Inc

Analysis

Fresh Air Family Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 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, Fresh Air Family Inc reported income of $510k and spending of $495k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $181k to $510k (+182%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fresh Air Family Inc sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capstone ($510k), Alternative Pathways ($511k) and Manna of Life Ministries ($510k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $274k. It paid $16k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $81k against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $27k.