Behind the Badge Foundation

Analysis

Behind the Badge Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Redmond, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Badge Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.0m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Behind the Badge Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Council of Wilson Inc ($1.0m), Hatch ($1.0m) and Christian Ministries of the Valley Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $218k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.