Pennsylvania Society

Analysis

Pennsylvania Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Willow Grove, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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 June 2023, Pennsylvania Society reported income of $675k and spending of $551k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $421k to $675k (+60%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pennsylvania Society sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brookline Arts Center Inc ($675k), Lynn Arts Inc ($675k) and The Park Theatre Inc ($675k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 123% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $219k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $766k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $756k. It reported 2 employees.