Developmental Center of the Ozarks

Analysis

Developmental Center of the Ozarks is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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, Developmental Center of the Ozarks reported income of $7.0m and spending of $5.7m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.8m to $7.0m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Developmental Center of the Ozarks sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Communio Foundation ($7.0m), Plumas Rural Services Inc ($7.0m) and Horizons of Okaloosa County Inc ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 140 employees.