Junior League of Birmingham Inc

Analysis

Junior League of Birmingham Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1942, 84 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 May 2023, Junior League of Birmingham Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.6m (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2020, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Junior League of Birmingham Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian American Business Development Center Inc ($1.6m), Dream Big Foundation Inc ($1.6m) and Building Bridges to Careers Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $226k (15% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $16.3m against liabilities of $343k, net assets of $15.9m. It reported 4 employees.