Council on Black Health

Analysis

Council on Black Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Winstonsalem, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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, Council on Black Health reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $230k to $1.3m (+474%), an average of +140% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 546%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Council on Black Health sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Floyd Valley Hospital Foundation ($1.3m), Borg Pioneer Memorial Home ($1.3m) and Bedford Area Ambulance Service ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $338k. At year end it held assets of $891k against liabilities of $5,664, net assets of $885k. It reported 7 employees.