Caritas of Birmingham

Analysis

Caritas of Birmingham is a registered charity in United States, based in Sterrett, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Caritas of Birmingham reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.8m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $2.1m (-5.7%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Caritas of Birmingham sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Austin Hindu Temple and Community Center ($2.1m), Christ Kitchen ($2.1m) and Gallatin Valley Young Mens Christian Association Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $534k, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 26 employees.