Give Black Alliance

Analysis

Give Black Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 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, Give Black Alliance reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.5m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $485k to $1.1m (+124%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 252%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Give Black Alliance 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 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vilda ($1.1m), Heed Uganda ($1.1m) and Sixers Youth Foundation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $628k against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $536k. It reported 7 employees.