Blue Bird Auxiliary

Analysis

Blue Bird Auxiliary is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, Blue Bird Auxiliary reported income of $375k and spending of $531k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $419k to $375k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 Auxiliary sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hampton Designer Showhouse Foundation Inc ($375k), Partners in Exceptional Care ($375k) and Thrive Family Recovery Resources ($375k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.5% and program service revenue 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $1.6m.

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.