Sonshine Family Television Corp

Analysis

Sonshine Family Television Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethlehem, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1985, 41 years ago. 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, Sonshine Family Television Corp reported income of $1.3m and spending of $2.0m, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.3m (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sonshine Family Television Corp 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 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knoxville Center of the Deaf Inc ($1.3m), Union Community Action Association ($1.3m) and Watershed Alliance of York ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $201k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $283k. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 7 employees.