Be Strong Families NFP

Analysis

Be Strong Families NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Strong Families NFP reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.3m (-32%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Be Strong Families NFP sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of St Vincent de Paul National Stores ($1.3m), Detroit Chesed Project ($1.3m) and Delhi Center ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $924k. At year end it held assets of $497k against liabilities of $469k, net assets of $29k. It reported 28 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.