Coalition for Barrier Free Living

Analysis

Coalition for Barrier Free Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1975, 51 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 September 2022, Coalition for Barrier Free Living reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income grew from $3.0m to $3.4m (+14%), an average of +4.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Coalition for Barrier Free Living sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Firefighters Charitable Foundation Inc ($3.4m), American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand ($3.4m) and Baptist Health Foundation of Birmingham Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $515k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 45 employees.