Disability Services of the Southwest

Analysis

Disability Services of the Southwest is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Disability Services of the Southwest reported income of $46.0m and spending of $45.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $29.6m to $46.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disability Services of the Southwest sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Food Bank ($46.0m), Morningside Ministries ($46.1m) and Young Mens Christian Association of Delaware ($45.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (0.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $22.5m. At year end it held assets of $27.6m against liabilities of $17.5m, net assets of $10.1m. It reported 1,408 employees.