Southwest Transportation

Analysis

Southwest Transportation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bowman, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 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 June 2024, Southwest Transportation reported income of $500k and spending of $468k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $377k to $500k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southwest Transportation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation of the Arc ($500k), East Allen Family Resource Center Inc ($500k) and Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership Inc ($500k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $187k. At year end it held assets of $422k against liabilities of $8,955, net assets of $413k. It reported 19 employees.