Barton Institute for Community Action

Analysis

Barton Institute for Community Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Barton Institute for Community Action reported income of $4.5m and spending of $5.6m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.6m to $4.5m (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Barton Institute for Community Action sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Detroit Association of Black Organizations Dabo Inc ($4.5m), Jewish Community Foundation of Central Pennsylvania ($4.5m) and Vital Services Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $504k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $477k. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $584k, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 7 employees.