Lancaster General Health-Columbia Center

Analysis

Lancaster General Health-Columbia Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1937, 89 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lancaster General Health-Columbia Center reported income of $6.8m and spending of $10.0m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $6.8m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lancaster General Health-Columbia Center sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($6.8m), Loeb House Inc ($6.8m) and Juvenile Justice Center of Phila ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $389k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $784k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 78 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.