Bedford Citizen

Analysis

Bedford Citizen is a registered charity in United States, based in Bedford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bedford Citizen reported income of $180k and spending of $185k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $146k to $180k (+24%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bedford Citizen sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 55th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($180k), Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association ($180k) and Suncoast Education Broadcasting Inc ($180k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 41% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $66k.