In Our Backyards Inc

Analysis

In Our Backyards Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, In Our Backyards Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $5.0m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $5.2m to $4.0m (-23%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, In Our Backyards Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ramapo College Foundation ($4.0m), Cyber Village Academy Inc ($4.0m) and Unam-Usa ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 25 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.