Bendfilm

Analysis

Bendfilm is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 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 December 2022, Bendfilm reported income of $754k and spending of $755k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $644k to $754k (+17%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bendfilm sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Philharmonic Guild Inc ($754k), Story Boldly ($755k) and The Thurber House Incorporated ($754k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $134k. At year end it held assets of $660k against liabilities of $7,963, net assets of $652k. It reported 15 employees.