Chevra Inc

Analysis

Chevra Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Chevra Inc reported income of $839k and spending of $892k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $855k to $839k (-1.9%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chevra Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Senior Living Foundation of the American Foreign Service Inc ($839k), Irish Classical Theater Co ($839k) and Christian Youth Theater Houston ($839k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $181k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 6 employees.