Be Your Own Hero Inc

Analysis

Be Your Own Hero Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Williamsville, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Be Your Own Hero Inc reported income of $160k and spending of $139k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $81k to $160k (+97%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Be Your Own Hero Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trinity Woods Inc ($160k), Sports Konnect Inc ($160k) and Ukrainian Youth Camping Organization ($160k).

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 $113k against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $71k.