Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living NFP

Analysis

Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living NFP reported income of $1.3m and spending of $906k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $207k to $1.3m (+510%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living NFP sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land Inc ($1.3m), Grand Traverse Bay Watershed Initiative Inc ($1.3m) and Kentucky Resources Council Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $120k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 5 employees.