Bens Friends

Analysis

Bens Friends is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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 December 2023, Bens Friends reported income of $224k and spending of $178k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $94k to $224k (+139%), an average of +139% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bens Friends sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisiana Friends Against Childhood Cancer Inc ($224k), Veterinarians International Inc ($224k) and Compassion Pregnancy Center and Clinic of Monterey Bay ($224k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (42% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $103k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $103k. It reported 1 employees.