Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance

Analysis

Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1970, 56 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, Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance reported income of $12.0m and spending of $11.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.1m to $12.0m (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greater Philadelphia Community Alliance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chester County Food Bank ($12.0m), Hebrew Seniorlife Hospice Care Inc ($12.0m) and Arkansas Family Supports Inc ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $430k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $11.9m. It reported 148 employees.