Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma

Analysis

Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2024, Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma reported income of $336k and spending of $605k, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $293k to $336k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Health Partners ($335k), Women for Healthy Rural Living ($336k) and Partner for Surgery Inc ($335k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $245k. At year end it held assets of $877k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $859k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.