Erie County Bar Foundation Inc

Analysis

Erie County Bar Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 May 2024, Erie County Bar Foundation Inc reported income of $407k and spending of $476k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income fell from $437k to $407k (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Erie County Bar Foundation Inc 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 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casa of the Continental Divide ($407k), Crosswalk Center ($408k) and Mission Mississippi ($406k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $86k, net assets of $1.6m.