Disability Belongs

Analysis

Disability Belongs is a registered charity in United States, based in Fredericksbrg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Disability Belongs reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.5m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $3.3m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disability Belongs sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unique Care Community Services Inc ($3.3m), Domestic Violence Resource Center Inc ($3.3m) and Parker County Center of Hope Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $283k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 62 employees.