In Our Backyard

Analysis

In Our Backyard is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, In Our Backyard reported income of $278k and spending of $261k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $553k to $278k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, In Our Backyard sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Constitutional Rights Foundation Orange County ($278k), Casa of Berks County ($278k) and Friendship Community Development Corporation ($277k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $427k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $427k. It reported 4 employees.