Area Referral and Information Service for the Elderly

Analysis

Area Referral and Information Service for the Elderly is a registered charity in United States, based in Alex City, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 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, Area Referral and Information Service for the Elderly reported income of $427k and spending of $349k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $358k to $427k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 275%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Area Referral and Information Service for the Elderly sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nevada Paralyzed Veterans of America ($427k), Youth Resources of Southwestern Indiana Inc ($428k) and Sharenet Food Bank ($427k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $158k. At year end it held assets of $620k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $610k. It reported 10 employees.