United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Alabama

Analysis

United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Alabama is a registered charity in United States, based in Tuscumbia, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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 September 2023, United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Alabama reported income of $1.3m and spending of $943k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $608k to $1.3m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Cerebral Palsy of Northwest Alabama 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 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake County Center for Independent Living ($1.3m), Ushers New Look Inc ($1.3m) and Gary Klausner Chesed Fund Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $356k. It paid $5,823 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $952k against liabilities of $3,362, net assets of $949k. It reported 13 employees.