The Garage Community and Youth Center

Analysis

The Garage Community and Youth Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Kennett SQ, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Garage Community and Youth Center reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $824k to $1.6m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Garage Community and Youth Center sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belleville Mennonite School ($1.6m), Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities ($1.6m) and Exploration High School ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $87k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $466k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 34 employees.