Hope Center 4 Autism - Fort Worth

Analysis

Hope Center 4 Autism - Fort Worth is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Worth, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hope Center 4 Autism - Fort Worth reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.3m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $1.0m (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hope Center 4 Autism - Fort Worth sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice ($1.0m), Ocean Housing Alliance Inc ($1.0m) and Bridgeway House ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $652k. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $340k, net assets of -$315k. It reported 45 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.