Speaking Down Barriers

Analysis

Speaking Down Barriers is a registered charity in United States, based in Spartanburg, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Speaking Down Barriers reported income of $241k and spending of $247k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income grew from $231k to $241k (+4.3%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Speaking Down Barriers sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gender Equality Law Center Inc ($241k), Caja Friends Inc ($241k) and Oaks of Righteousness ($241k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $146k. At year end it held assets of $88k against liabilities of $5,375, net assets of $83k. It reported 4 employees.