Blue Line Bears Inc

Analysis

Blue Line Bears Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cape Coral, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Blue Line Bears Inc reported income of $284k and spending of $289k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $317k to $284k (-10%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Blue Line Bears Inc 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 61st percentile, and in the 64th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Granville Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($284k), Shop with a Cop Foundation of Silicon Valley ($285k) and Pine Grove Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($284k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $68k. At year end it held assets of $154k against liabilities of $6,038, net assets of $148k. It reported 6 employees.