Behind the Blue

Analysis

Behind the Blue is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Behind the Blue reported income of $440k and spending of $315k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $29k to $440k (+1440%), an average of +149% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 396%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Behind the Blue sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustained Dialogue Institute ($440k), The Potters Hands Foundation Inc ($440k) and Economy Shop ($440k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $163k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $163k.