International Rett Syndrome Foundation

Analysis

International Rett Syndrome Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, 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 December 2023, International Rett Syndrome Foundation reported income of $4.9m and spending of $3.7m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $4.9m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Rett Syndrome Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lyon-Martin Community Health Services ($4.9m), Brightwaters Gynecology PC ($4.9m) and Professional Home Health Care Agency Inc ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $704k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $399k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $379k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 14 employees.