Bikur Cholim

Analysis

Bikur Cholim is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland HTS, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 June 2023, Bikur Cholim reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $862k to $1.7m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bikur Cholim sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Los Angeles Artc Center Child Care ($1.7m), Adelante Thrift Inc ($1.7m) and Ashland County Council on Aging ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $387k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 17 employees.