Dauphin County Library System

Analysis

Dauphin County Library System is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1959, 67 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Dauphin County Library System reported income of $8.5m and spending of $8.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $8.5m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dauphin County Library System sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Saint Constantine School ($8.5m), Ohionet ($8.5m) and Education Success Foundation Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. It paid $37k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $29.3m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $25.8m. It reported 160 employees.