Back to School Celebration

Analysis

Back to School Celebration is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Back to School Celebration reported income of $90k and spending of $112k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $83k to $90k (+9.5%), an average of +9.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Back to School Celebration sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helpnest Inc ($90k), Casa of Henderson County ($90k) and Society of St Vincent de Paul of Waukesha County Inc ($90k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $40k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $40k.