The Bronx Documentary Center

Analysis

The Bronx Documentary Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Bronx, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, The Bronx Documentary Center reported income of $925k and spending of $2.0m, spending 219% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $925k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Bronx Documentary Center 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 78th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Albertine Books Foundation Inc ($925k), American Dance Competition Inc ($925k) and American Friends of the Art Fund ($925k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $255k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $653k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $163k, net assets of $871k. It reported 29 employees.