Blithewold Inc

Analysis

Blithewold Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bristol, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 February 2023, Blithewold Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.4m (+23%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blithewold Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ojai Festivals Ltd ($2.4m), Oregon Childrens Theatre Company ($2.4m) and Type Media Center Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $860k. At year end it held assets of $13.1m against liabilities of $647k, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 62 employees.