Global Down Syndrome Foundation

Analysis

Global Down Syndrome Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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 July 2024, Global Down Syndrome Foundation reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to July 2024, income grew from $3.7m to $4.3m (+16%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Global Down Syndrome Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Society of Nuclear Cardiology ($4.3m), Brookhaven Ambulance Co Inc ($4.3m) and Reach Project Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $316k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 17 employees.