Outside the Box Inc

Analysis

Outside the Box Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Outside the Box Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.8m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Outside the Box Inc 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 86th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baraboo St Vincent de Paul Society St Joseph Conference Inc ($1.8m), Shalom Task Force Inc ($1.8m) and The Bridge ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.7% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $962k against liabilities of $199k, net assets of $762k. It reported 47 employees.