The Blue Bench

Analysis

The Blue Bench is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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, The Blue Bench reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.5m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $1.9m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Blue Bench 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 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Oregon Network Neon ($1.9m), Lower Rio Grande Valley Community Health Management Corporation Inc ($1.9m) and The Donna Foundation Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. It paid $45k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $430k, net assets of $777k. It reported 56 employees.