Pennsylvania Prison Society

Analysis

Pennsylvania Prison Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1935, 91 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Prison Society reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pennsylvania Prison Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connections - a Center for Healthy Families ($1.3m), Guadalupe County Childrens Advocacy Center Inc ($1.3m) and Safe on Main Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $481k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $428k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 14 employees.