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Be-A-Friend Program Inc

Buffalo, New York · EIN 16-1106399 · Youth Development · tax-exempt since 1980

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 67.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 15,013 youth development nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.2.4 months80
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.26
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.98% from one source25
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.98.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.8%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$1.02M$1.15M−$128K$230K2.423C
Dec 2023Form 990$857K$1.17M−$316K$359K3.724B
Dec 2022Form 990$973K$1.13M−$159K$675K7.124A
Dec 2021Form 990$1.02M$1.15M−$128K$834K8.729B
Dec 2020Form 990$1.28M$1.08M$204K$962K10.732B
Dec 2019Form 990$1.23M$943K$289K$743K9.529A
Dec 2018Form 990$1.04M$891K$153K$454K6.123B
Dec 2017Form 990$881K$851K$30K$301K4.223A
Dec 2016Form 990$852K$798K$54K$271K4.122A
Dec 2015Form 990$858K$812K$47K$218K3.229B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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