Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc

Analysis

Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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 June 2024, Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc reported income of $25.0m and spending of $23.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $16.0m to $25.0m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orchard Cove Inc ($25.0m), PCS for People ($25.0m) and Possibility Labs ($25.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $14.2m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $11.3m. It reported 169 employees.