Brides Across America

Analysis

Brides Across America is a registered charity in United States, based in Andover, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2012, 14 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, Brides Across America reported income of $186k and spending of $217k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $461k to $186k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brides Across America sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tyler Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center ($186k), Huntsville Community of Hope ($186k) and Instituto Del Hogar Celia Y Harris Bunker Inc ($186k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $437k against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $332k.