Polish Community Center of Buffalo Inc

Analysis

Polish Community Center of Buffalo Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 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, Polish Community Center of Buffalo Inc reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.6m to $6.2m (-5.3%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Polish Community Center of Buffalo Inc 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 91st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Fernando Valley Interfaith Council Inc ($6.2m), JCC of Mid-Westchester Inc ($6.2m) and The Cross Road Rest and Retirement Center Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $10.2m against liabilities of $8.2m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 121 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.