Rock the Block

Analysis

Rock the Block is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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, Rock the Block reported income of $729k and spending of $723k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $132k to $729k (+453%), an average of +135% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rock the Block sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gadsden County Healthy Start Coalition Inc ($729k), Voices Against Cancer ($729k) and Texas Health Care Association Education Foundation ($729k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5,048. At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $63k, net assets of $50k.