Bender Leadership Academy

Analysis

Bender Leadership Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Coraopolis, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, 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 2023, Bender Leadership Academy reported income of $686k and spending of $455k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $328k to $686k (+109%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Bender Leadership Academy sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Missouri Industries Inc ($685k), Hearts & Lives ($686k) and Lormet HDFC ($685k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $718k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $703k.