Black Alphabet NFP

Analysis

Black Alphabet NFP is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Black Alphabet NFP reported income of $438k and spending of $335k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $50k to $438k (+779%), an average of +197% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Black Alphabet NFP sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Intensive Care Ministries ($438k), Dunwoody Preservation TR Inc ($438k) and Beaufort County Arts Council ($438k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $128k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $128k.