Friends of the Blue Hills Charitable Trust

Analysis

Friends of the Blue Hills Charitable Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Canton, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1977, 49 years ago. 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, Friends of the Blue Hills Charitable Trust reported income of $330k and spending of $295k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $301k to $330k (+9.4%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of the Blue Hills Charitable Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Alliance Inc ($330k), Middle Tennessee Japan Society ($330k) and Carter County Geological Society ($330k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $104k. At year end it held assets of $276k against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $262k. It reported 4 employees.