Obadiah Browns Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Obadiah Browns Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1944, 82 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 April 2024, Obadiah Browns Benevolent Fund reported income of $288k and spending of $196k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $95k to $288k (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Obadiah Browns Benevolent Fund sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humble Grunt Work ($288k), North Dakota Association of Community Providers ($288k) and Newton Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($288k).

At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.4m.