The Arc of Walker County

Analysis

The Arc of Walker County is a registered charity in United States, based in Jasper, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1981, 45 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 December 2022, The Arc of Walker County reported income of $6.9m and spending of $6.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $5.9m to $6.9m (+17%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arc of Walker County sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Seniors ($6.9m), Community Choices Inc ($7.0m) and Robert Russell Eastern Star-Masonic Center of Colorado Inc ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.0% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $294k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 165 employees.