Arc of Jackson County

Analysis

Arc of Jackson County is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottsboro, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1975, 51 years ago. 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 September 2023, Arc of Jackson County reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.9m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Arc of Jackson County sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc ($1.9m), Operation Better Block Inc ($1.9m) and Together We Are Greater Than ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $780k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $75k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 57 employees.