Outpost in the Burbs

Analysis

Outpost in the Burbs is a registered charity in United States, based in Montclair, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2024, Outpost in the Burbs reported income of $190k and spending of $188k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2024, income fell from $210k to $190k (-9.5%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2019, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Outpost in the Burbs sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A P Y C Inc Endowment Trust ($190k), United Way of Rockbridge Inc ($190k) and Led2serve Inc ($190k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.2% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $164k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $164k.