Border Patrol Foundation

Analysis

Border Patrol Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2009, 17 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, Border Patrol Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $581k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $646k to $1.2m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Border Patrol Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Children Foundation Inc ($1.2m), Downtown Kansas City Civic Ventures ($1.2m) and The Young Womens Christian Association of Carlisle Pa ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 1 employees.