Black Rock Retreat

Analysis

Black Rock Retreat is a registered charity in United States, based in Quarryville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Black Rock Retreat reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $4.5m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Black Rock Retreat sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epic International Corporation ($4.5m), Fayetteville Urban Ministry Inc ($4.5m) and Building Hope in the City ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 167 employees.