Short North Alliance Inc

Analysis

Short North Alliance Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Short North Alliance Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.7m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Short North Alliance Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drive Change Inc ($2.7m), Central Market Community Benefit District ($2.7m) and Kansas Municipal Utilities Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.1% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $660k against liabilities of $277k, net assets of $384k. It reported 8 employees.