Birthline

Analysis

Birthline is a registered charity in United States, based in North Platte, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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, Birthline reported income of $280k and spending of $249k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $197k to $280k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Birthline sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ms Lindas Day Care Center Inc ($280k), Next Generation Impact Foundation ($280k) and Comeunity Cafe Oc ($280k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $792k against liabilities of $3,271, net assets of $789k. It reported 7 employees.