Beyond Emancipation

Analysis

Beyond Emancipation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Beyond Emancipation reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.9m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $3.8m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Beyond Emancipation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hispanos Unidos de Buffalo Incorporated ($3.8m), Morgans Inclusion Initiative ($3.8m) and Heritage Christian Services Foundation Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $4,076 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $217k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 37 employees.