FSHD Society

Analysis

FSHD Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Abington, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, FSHD Society reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $4.5m (-15%), an average of -4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, FSHD Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater New Orleans Teen Challenge Inc ($4.5m), Northern Onondaga Volunteer Ambulance Inc ($4.5m) and Granbury Hood County Emergency Medical Services Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $660k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 18 employees.