Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation Inc

Analysis

Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tuscumbia, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation Inc reported income of $252k and spending of $278k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $207k to $252k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation Inc sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation ($252k), Marine Aviation Museum Incorporated ($252k) and About Productions ($252k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.2% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $5,189, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 8 employees.