Backyard Orphans

Analysis

Backyard Orphans is a registered charity in United States, based in Midlothian, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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, Backyard Orphans reported income of $505k and spending of $429k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $216k to $505k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Backyard Orphans 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 75th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Jersey Together Inc ($505k), Congressional Womens Softball Game Inc ($505k) and Lovextension Inc ($505k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $42k. At year end it held assets of $165k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $141k. It reported 4 employees.