Odd Fellow and Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc

Analysis

Odd Fellow and Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lockport, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1973, 53 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Odd Fellow and Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc reported income of $410k and spending of $1.4m, spending 344% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $439k to $410k (-6.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 322% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Odd Fellow and Rebekah Benefit Fund Inc sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aetherius Society ($410k), Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life ($410k) and Salvation Army Seattle Residences Inc ($410k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $432k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.