Arc of Dekalb County

Analysis

Arc of Dekalb County is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Payne, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 Dekalb County reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.7m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.5m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Arc of Dekalb County sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartland Community College Foundation ($2.5m), Opensecrets ($2.5m) and Hockessin Soccer Club ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 115 employees.