Jefferson County Greenways Foundation

Analysis

Jefferson County Greenways Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 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 December 2023, Jefferson County Greenways Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $637k to $1.4m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Jefferson County Greenways Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palisades Emergency Residence Corp ($1.4m), South Dakota Safety Council ($1.4m) and St Johns Church Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $519k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $164k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 16 employees.