Birmingham Education Foundation

Analysis

Birmingham Education Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Birmingham Education Foundation reported income of $666k and spending of $857k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $666k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Birmingham Education Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators Inc ($666k), The Galway University Foundation ($666k) and Desert Sky Community School ($666k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $348k. At year end it held assets of $129k against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $23k. It reported 55 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.