Community Improvement
(S43Z)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
BUSINESS ADVISERS OF CLEVELAND
Financial strength (30%)
44/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
43/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
Our vision is to be a highly valuable, accessible, and trusted advisory team for first-time and emerging entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio. The key elements for BAC's long-running success are: - Exceptional volunteer executives who themselves have had careers of business-building, who - Serve any business builder or entrepreneur, whether the person is in the idea stage or is managing an existing business, with a - Counseling philosophy that provides three-member teams for each client.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
$121K
Total Revenue
$104K
Total Expenses
$446K
Net Assets
N/A
Employees
Revenue Sources
Program Expense Ratio
0.0%
Fundraising Efficiency
76.6%
Operating Reserve
51.52x
Liability-to-Asset
0.1%
Revenue Diversification
42.7%
Compared with Peers
FY 2025
Compared with 2,137 similar organizations
(United States, Community Improvement, $100K–$1M in expenses), FY 2025.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
0.0% | 84.4% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
76.6% | 8.3% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
51.5 mo | 11.1 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
0.1% | 2.2% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
42.7% | 91.6% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-28.5% | 4.2% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
9.9% | 8.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
14.2% | 2.7% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $121K | $104K | $446K | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | $169K | $95K | $439K | 9.4% | — |
| 2023 | $107K | $93K | $335K | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | $123K | $129K | $321K | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | $139K | $65K | N/A | — | 1 |
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