Friends of Blaine

Analysis

Friends of Blaine is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 July 2022, Friends of Blaine reported income of $110k and spending of $115k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2022, income fell from $302k to $110k (-63%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Blaine sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westside Atheltic Booster Club ($110k), Cougar Cookers ($110k) and Ethnos College ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $294k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $294k.