Black Pages International

Analysis

Black Pages International is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2022, Black Pages International reported income of $609k and spending of $612k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $646k to $609k (-5.7%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Black Pages International sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City Help Inc ($608k), Greater Flushing Community Council ($609k) and Bedford Joint Municipal Authority ($608k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $101k. At year end it held assets of $9,374 against liabilities of $140k, net assets of -$130k.

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.