East Texas Center for Independent Living

Analysis

East Texas Center for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Tyler, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1991, 35 years ago. 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 2023, East Texas Center for Independent Living reported income of $369k and spending of $533k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $677k to $369k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, East Texas Center for Independent Living sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montana 4-H Foundation Inc ($369k), Burlington West Burlington Area United Way Inc ($369k) and Colorado Womens Hall of Fame Inc ($369k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $316k. At year end it held assets of $195k against liabilities of $554k, net assets of -$360k. It reported 19 employees.

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.