North Light Community Center

Analysis

North Light Community Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, North Light Community Center reported income of $945k and spending of $1.2m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $945k (-19%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, North Light Community Center sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oaks Village ($945k), Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity Inc ($945k) and His Way Inc ($944k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $402k. At year end it held assets of $939k against liabilities of $104k, net assets of $835k.

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.