Black Bear Film Festival Inc

Analysis

Black Bear Film Festival Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milford, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Bear Film Festival Inc reported income of $55k and spending of $65k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $67k to $55k (-17%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Black Bear Film Festival Inc sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 20th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Williston Creative Arts Work Shop ($55k), Maine Museum of Photographic Arts Mmpa ($55k) and Central Valley Rodeo Inc ($55k).

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 $74 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $74.