The Foundation for Enhancing Communities

Analysis

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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 December 2023, The Foundation for Enhancing Communities reported income of $6.3m and spending of $12.4m, spending 196% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $13.1m to $6.3m (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Foundation for Enhancing Communities sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chicago White Sox Charities Inc ($6.3m), Camber Foundation ($6.3m) and Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $623k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $886k. At year end it held assets of $120.1m against liabilities of $9.0m, net assets of $111.1m. It reported 35 employees.