Bethel Institute for Community Development

Analysis

Bethel Institute for Community Development is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamaica Plain, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 2023, Bethel Institute for Community Development reported income of $498k and spending of $312k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $155k to $498k (+222%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Bethel Institute for Community Development sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sek Humane Society of Crawford County Kansas ($497k), Little Lion Foundation ($498k) and New England Humane Society Inc ($497k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (40% of expenses). It paid $3,115 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $638k against liabilities of $1,469, net assets of $636k. It reported 3 employees.