Abide and Lead

Analysis

Abide and Lead is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Abide and Lead reported income of $172k and spending of $131k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $123k to $172k (+40%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Abide and Lead sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Wales Library Association Inc ($172k), Effingham County Humane Society ($172k) and Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming Inc ($172k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $133k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $133k.