Bethany Center

Analysis

Bethany Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Piqua, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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, Bethany Center reported income of $186k and spending of $149k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $91k to $186k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bethany Center sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Outreach Services ($186k), Shreemay Community Services Inc ($186k) and St Vincent Depaul Society Holy Spirit Conference Inc ($186k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (27% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $873k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $873k. It reported 1 employees.