Breathe DC

Analysis

Breathe DC is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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 September 2021, Breathe DC reported income of $152k and spending of $363k, spending 239% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2018 to September 2021, income fell from $661k to $152k (-77%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Breathe DC sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tar Heel Human Services-Npo Inc ($152k), Falmouth Hospital Auxiliary ($152k) and Naco Wellness Initiative ($152k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $11k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $257k. At year end it held assets of $32k against liabilities of $195k, net assets of -$163k. It reported 12 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.