Stronger Than My Father

Analysis

Stronger Than My Father is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Stronger Than My Father reported income of $362k and spending of $377k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $363k to $362k (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stronger Than My Father sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kindness Project ($362k), Fish of Shelby County Inc ($362k) and San Fernando Valley Refugee Children Center Inc ($362k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $274k, net assets of -$208k. It reported 16 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.