Sidewalk Advocates for Life

Analysis

Sidewalk Advocates for Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Allen, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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 2023, Sidewalk Advocates for Life reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $496k to $1.5m (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sidewalk Advocates for Life sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Make a Wish Foundation of East Tennessee Inc ($1.5m), Team Jack Foundation Inc ($1.5m) and Cancer Research Foundation ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $674k. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $717k against liabilities of $52k, net assets of $666k. It reported 20 employees.