Building Compassion

Analysis

Building Compassion is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Building Compassion reported income of $52k and spending of $57k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $121k to $52k (-57%), an average of -56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Building Compassion sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cognitive Associates Research and Evaluation ($52k), T Silent P Inc ($52k) and Friends of the Walter Irish Senior Community Center Inc ($52k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $82k.