Blue Bird Circle

Analysis

Blue Bird Circle is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1941, 85 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, Blue Bird Circle reported income of $11.6m and spending of $10.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $11.6m (+455%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 607%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blue Bird Circle sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bronx Addiction Services Integrated Concepts System Inc ($11.6m), Bronxwood Home for the Aged Inc ($11.6m) and NRV Nursing Center Incorporated ($11.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $110k. It paid $26k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $16.2m against liabilities of $8.1m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 20 employees.