Bikur Cholim

Analysis

Bikur Cholim is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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 February 2023, Bikur Cholim reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.8m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.4m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2021, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bikur Cholim sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girls Educational and Mentoring Services Inc ($3.4m), Hope for Depression Research Foundation ($3.4m) and Richland Care Center Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1,178. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 2 employees.