Back to the Bricks Inc

Analysis

Back to the Bricks Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Flint, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 September 2023, Back to the Bricks Inc reported income of $496k and spending of $570k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $349k to $496k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Back to the Bricks Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention ($496k), Roaring Fork Friends of the Theater Inc ($496k) and Sew Valley ($496k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $253k against liabilities of $9,232, net assets of $244k. It reported 1 employees.

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.