Business Professionals of America

Analysis

Business Professionals of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic 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 June 2021, Business Professionals of America reported income of $1.1m and spending of $932k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2021, income fell from $2.3m to $1.1m (-52%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Business Professionals of America 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 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Support Network Inc ($1.1m), Coding It Forward Inc ($1.1m) and Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.