Rock Blue

Analysis

Rock Blue is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2015, 11 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, Rock Blue reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $53k to $1.2m (+2095%), an average of +368% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1406%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Rock Blue sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Maria Towers Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($1.2m), National Church Residences of ($1.2m) and Great Pond Mountain Conservation TR ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $857k. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $150k against liabilities of $162k, net assets of -$12k.