The Arc of Southwest Alabama

Analysis

The Arc of Southwest Alabama is a registered charity in United States, based in Chatom, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1975, 51 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, The Arc of Southwest Alabama reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.5m (-4.8%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc of Southwest Alabama sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baby Academy ($1.5m), Unlimited Potential Inc ($1.5m) and Corpus Christi Area Council for the Deaf Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $779k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $9,325, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 34 employees.