Birmingham Service League

Analysis

Birmingham Service League is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1978, 48 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 May 2023, Birmingham Service League reported income of $284k and spending of $311k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $276k to $284k (+2.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Birmingham Service League sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Share Inc ($284k), Helping Hand Foundation Inc ($284k) and North Arkansas Senior Housing of Bull Shoals and Gravette Inc ($284k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $7,573, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 2 employees.