Brother Bryan Rescue Mission

Analysis

Brother Bryan Rescue Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 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, Brother Bryan Rescue Mission reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.0m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brother Bryan Rescue Mission sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clifford Beers Health Inc ($2.0m), Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action Inc ($2.0m) and Heroes on the Water ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $465k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 23 employees.