Three Birds Alliance

Analysis

Three Birds Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1981, 45 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, Three Birds Alliance reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $1.9m (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Three Birds Alliance sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornerstone Foundation Inc ($1.9m), Food Fix Campaign Inc ($1.9m) and Friends of Berston ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $925k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $106k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 38 employees.