The Finnish Center at Saima Park

Analysis

The Finnish Center at Saima Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Fitchburg, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2024, The Finnish Center at Saima Park reported income of $107k and spending of $108k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2023 to September 2024, income fell from $125k to $107k (-15%), an average of -15% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Finnish Center at Saima Park sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Niru & Lalit Shah Charitable Foundation ($107k), World Conference of Mayors Inc ($107k) and Global I E ($107k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $219k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $219k.