Benjamin Rose TR

Analysis

Benjamin Rose TR is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Benjamin Rose TR reported income of $1.6m and spending of $2.7m, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.9m to $1.6m (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Benjamin Rose TR sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Northwest Brooklyn Inc ($1.6m), E C Edwards Memorial TR Fbo Findlay Hospital ($1.6m) and Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation ($1.6m).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (8.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $42.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $42.9m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.