Blanton-Peale Institute

Analysis

Blanton-Peale Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Blanton-Peale Institute reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.3m (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Blanton-Peale Institute sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Religious Broadcasters ($4.3m), Ameinu Our People Inc ($4.3m) and What Matters Ministries and Missions ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 24 employees.