Blessing Board

Analysis

Blessing Board is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Blessing Board reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $766k to $1.3m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blessing Board sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One New Heartbeat Inc ($1.3m), Puyallup Playcare Center Inc United ($1.3m) and Hope Honoring Opportunities for Personal Empowerment ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,833 (0.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $488k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $299k. It reported 27 employees.