Christmas Behind Bars

Analysis

Christmas Behind Bars is a registered charity in United States, based in Bluffton, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Christmas Behind Bars reported income of $1.4m and spending of $635k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $369k to $1.4m (+271%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Christmas Behind Bars sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pinella County Sheriffs Police Athletic League Inc ($1.4m), C a C Foundation Inc ($1.4m) and Deirdre O Brien Child Advocacy Center Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m.