Backyard Mission

Analysis

Backyard Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Lubbock, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Backyard Mission reported income of $94k and spending of $122k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $74k to $94k (+28%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Backyard Mission sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ri Elder Info ($94k), Come Spring Food Pantry ($94k) and Lions Fire ($94k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $58k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $58k.