Bethlehem Center

Analysis

Bethlehem Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Winston Salem, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1944, 82 years ago. 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 June 2023, Bethlehem Center reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.2m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bethlehem Center sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Livable City ($2.2m), Faith Home Inc ($2.2m) and Dover Childrens Home ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $215k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 53 employees.