The Arc Jefferson St Lawrence

Analysis

The Arc Jefferson St Lawrence is a registered charity in United States, based in Watertown, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 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 Arc Jefferson St Lawrence reported income of $412k and spending of $649k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $412k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc Jefferson St Lawrence sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housing and Assistive Technology Inc ($412k), Montana Wounded Warriors Inc ($412k) and Dovetail Sip Inc ($412k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $630k, net assets of $2.6m.

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.