Bastion Community of Resilience

Analysis

Bastion Community of Resilience is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 2022, Bastion Community of Resilience reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $327k to $1.6m (+378%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bastion Community of Resilience sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Presbyterian Homes of Bradenton Inc ($1.6m), Kidder Creek Orchard Camps Inc ($1.6m) and Canton Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committe ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $304k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $360k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 8 employees.