Brink Literacy Project

Analysis

Brink Literacy Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Elbert, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Brink Literacy Project reported income of $654k and spending of $624k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $747k to $654k (-12%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 355%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Brink Literacy Project sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain Top Music Center ($654k), St Petersburg Warehouse Arts District Inc ($654k) and American Lighthouse Foundation ($653k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $818k against liabilities of $325k, net assets of $493k. It reported 3 employees.