The Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama Inc

Analysis

The Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 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, The Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $783k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $496k to $1.6m (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Exceptional Foundation of East Alabama Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columba Services Inc ($1.6m), Partners in Agriculture Inc ($1.6m) and Colonial Heights Food Pantry Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $478k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 26 employees.