Take a Breather Foundation

Analysis

Take a Breather Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Narberth, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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, Take a Breather Foundation reported income of $305k and spending of $308k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $357k to $305k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Take a Breather Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kidney Care Services of Humboldt Corporation ($304k), Berkeley Acupuncture Project of California ($305k) and Sonrise Equestrian Foundation ($304k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $377k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $364k. It reported 5 employees.