Bell Tower Inc

Analysis

Bell Tower Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Merrillville, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Bell Tower Inc reported income of $110k and spending of $189k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $97k to $110k (+13%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 169% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bell Tower Inc sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warrior Discipleship Ministry ($110k), Lallegra Study Club ($110k) and Particle Therapy Cooperative Group - North America Inc ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 41% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $229k, net assets of $1.1m.

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.