Backbone Campaign

Analysis

Backbone Campaign is a registered charity in United States, based in Vashon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 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, Backbone Campaign reported income of $412k and spending of $380k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $284k to $412k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Backbone Campaign sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Step House-Orange County ($412k), Casa Ramona Inc ($412k) and Little Ones Ministries Inc ($412k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $449k against liabilities of $8,672, net assets of $440k. It reported 3 employees.