Bfi America

Analysis

Bfi America is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. 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, Bfi America reported income of $152k and spending of $390k, spending 257% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $478k to $152k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 447%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bfi America sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Families First Inc ($152k), The Civic League Foundation Inc ($152k) and Jobs Daughters International ($152k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $413k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $413k.