Institute of the Black World 21st Century Inc

Analysis

Institute of the Black World 21st Century Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in East Elmhurst, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Institute of the Black World 21st Century Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $183k to $1.1m (+478%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 438%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Institute of the Black World 21st Century Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rutledge Center Inc ($1.1m), No Means No Worldwide ($1.1m) and Safefutures Youth Center ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $678k against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $649k.